Convener

*Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)

*Keith Brown (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP)

*Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)

Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con)

The following also participated:

Professor Ailsa Henderson (University of Edinburgh)

Professor André Lecours (University of Ottawa)

Richard Lochhead (Minister for Business and Employment)

Professor Aoife O’Donoghue (Queen’s University Belfast)

Dr Lea Raible (University of Glasgow)

Professor Nikos Skoutaris (University of East Anglia)

Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con)

Clerk to the committee

James Johnston