Convener

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

Deputy convener

*Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP)

Committee members

Marco Biagi (Edinburgh Central) (SNP)

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)

*Mike MacKenzie (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

*Hanzala Malik (Glasgow) (Lab)

*Mark McDonald (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP)

*Margaret McDougall (West Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Alison Anderson (Armstrong Watson)

Eileen Blackburn (R3)

Fergus Ewing (Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism)

David Hill (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)

Maureen Leslie (Insolvency Practitioners Association)

Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP)

Frank McKillop (Association of British Credit Unions Ltd)

Donald McKinnon (Wylie & Bisset)

Mike Norris (MAX Recovery Ltd)

Claire Orr (Accountant in Bankruptcy)

Martin Prigent (TDX Group Ltd)

Clerk to the committee

Stephen Imrie