The petition calls for the Scottish Parliament to undertake an inquiry into the openness, transparency and admission of mistakes at the Scottish Criminal Record Office in relation to fingerprint identifications.Although Mike Russell, who supports the petition, could not be here this morning, he has sent a letter, which he has asked me to read to the committee. It goes as follows:"Thank you for agreeing to receive this petition and for the time you took to talk to Allan and to Iain McKie.As I explained to you I am due to be in Quebec on a CPA delegation when your committee meets to consider the petition, and I am therefore writing to give my support to it.I have known Allan for almost two years and he has campaigned vigorously on behalf, not just of Shirley McKie, but more generally in support of a restoration of the highest standards to the forensic work of SCRO.The other three petitioners are also known to me.