Convener

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

Deputy convener

*Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP)

Committee members

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)

*Johann Lamont (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab)

*Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab)

*Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)

Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP)

Annabel Goldie (West Scotland) (Con)

Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)

The following also participated:

Fergus Ewing (Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism)

John Fiennes (Department of Energy and Climate Change)

Dan Monzani (Department of Energy and Climate Change)

Dermot Rhatigan (Scottish Government)

Dr Graeme Sweeney (Thermal Generation and Carbon Capture and Storage Industry Leadership Group)

Clerk to the committee

Douglas Wands