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)

*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)

*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:

Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work)

David Climie (Scottish Government)

James Graham (Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society)

Patrick Hughes (Seafood Scotland)

Scott Landsburgh (Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation)

David Thomson (Food and Drink Federation Scotland)

Scott Walker (NFU Scotland)

James Withers (Scotland Food & Drink)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell