Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Official Report 535KB pdf
Contents
Attendance
Deputy convener
Committee members
*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)
*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)
*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
Committee substitutes
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
* Attended
The following also participated:
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)
Brendan Burns (Forestry Contracting Association)
Claire Glaister (Grampian Regional Forestry Forum)
Stuart Goodall (Confor)
David Henderson-Howat (Central Scotland Forestry Forum)
Patrick Hunter Blair (South Scotland Forestry Forum)
Hamish Macleod (BSW Timber)
Malcolm Nicol (Ballogie Estate Enterprises)
Richard Stirling-Aird (Perth and Argyll Forestry Forum)
Ian Thomas (Institute of Chartered Foresters)
Clerk to the committee
Steve Farrell