Convener

*Iain Smith (North East Fife) (LD)

Deputy convener

*Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

Committee members

*Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab)

*Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con)

*Christopher Harvie (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP)

*Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab)

*Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab)

*Stuart McMillan (West of Scotland) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP)

Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con)

Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)

David Whitton (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Giles Blackburn (China-Britain Business Council)

Cameron Buchanan (Consulate of Iceland)

Péter Horváth (Embassy of the Republic of Hungary)

Wendy Liu (China-Britain Business Council)

Duncan Macniven (General Register Office for Scotland)

Jim Mather (Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism)

Wolfgang Mössinger (Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany)

Robyn M Murray (Consulate of Mongolia)

Reto Renggli (Consulate General of Switzerland)

Kenneth H Stewart (Consulate of Mongolia)

Clerk to the committee

Stephen Imrie