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I hope that we pursue this matter with them, because I am sure that it has been raised with other MSPs. A lot of organisations feel strongly about the issue; we could intervene, but we need to know at which stage we can have an influence.
We wanted to stop that, and to ensure that people could either petition through an MSP, or petition the Parliament directly by contacting the clerk's office.
I am proud to declare my interest as a member of the Educational Institute of Scotland and GMB and as a lifelong trade unionist. As a Labour and Co-operative MSP, I welcome the opportunity to speak in the debate.