Convener

*Siobhian Brown (Ayr) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Committee members

*Jim Fairlie (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

*Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

*Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con)

The following also participated:

Tracey Brown (Sense about Science)

Dr Dawn Holford (SciBeh)

Callum Hood (Center for Countering Digital Hate)

Ed Humpherson (Office for Statistics Regulation)

Will Moy (Full Fact)

Dr Nick Phin (Public Health Scotland)

Stefan Webster (Ofcom)

Clerk to the committee

Sigrid Robinson