Convener

*Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Siobhan McMahon (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

*Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Committee substitutes

James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)

Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

The following also participated:

Dr Alasdair Allan (Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland‘s Languages)

Tam Baillie (Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People)

Afsi Barekat (Scottish Government)

Susan Bolt (Scottish Government)

Nico Juetten (Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People)

Pauline McIntyre (Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People)

Fiona McLeod (Minister for Children and Young People)

Philip Raines (Scottish Government)

Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP)

Lorraine Stirling (Scottish Government)

Clerk to the committee

Terry Shevlin