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I speak on behalf of all my colleagues in the Green group of MSPs. We offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Fergus and to all Margaret's family, to Winnie and to Margaret's friends within and without the Parliament.
The experience of the Scottish Parliament has revealed the disadvantages of the additional member system. Constituency MSPs were elected under the first-past-the-post system, whereas regional MSPs were elected from party lists.
That is fairly clear and I expect us to find it acceptable. I now welcome the glut of MSPs who have just walked into the room: Murray Tosh and Adam Ingram.
I associate the Green party with the sentiments expressed by the First Minister and I thank him for those. The Green MSPs offer our deepest sympathies to all those affected by Tuesday's events.
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.