Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Convener

*Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Committee members

*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Mairi Evans (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

*Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD)

*Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (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)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

The following also participated:

Judith Brown (Scottish Government)

Fergus Ewing (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity)

Stuart Goodall (Confor)

Jon Hollingdale (Community Woodlands Association)

Gordon Jackson (Scottish Government)

Willie McGhee (Forest Policy Group)

Michael O’Neill (Scottish Government)

Rodney Shearer (Alba Trees)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell