A Tribute to Firefighter Barry Martin

That the Parliament extends its deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of firefighter, Barry Martin, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty tackling a fire at the Jenners building, in Edinburgh, in January 2023; sends its thoughts and prayers to all those affected by his death; commends the bravery of all the firefighters called on to attend the incident; wishes the other firefighters who were injured at the scene the very best for their recovery; considers that, whilst the current awards system does not specifically or formally recognise emergency service workers who lose their lives while performing their duties, should such a scheme exist in the future then Barry should rightly be honoured by it as a mark of dedication to his memory, and more widely expresses huge gratitude for all of Scotland's emergency service workers who bravely dedicate their lives to looking after the public on a daily basis.