Dog Control and Welfare

I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for giving way and compliment her on her report. She makes the point that when dogs were supposed to be licensed, only 50% of owners complied with the requirement. The same will be true of microchipping: the responsible owners will carry it out and the irresponsible ones will not. Does she agree that it should be a serious offence not to have a dog microchipped and that that offence should be subject to punishment?