Convener

*Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

Deputy convener

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

Committee members

*Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)

*Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green)

*Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

*Fiona Hyslop (Linlithgow) (SNP)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab)

*Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Jo Chidley (Beauty Kitchen Ltd)

Simon Crichton (Triodos Bank UK Ltd)

Michael Cusack (ACS Clothing Ltd)

John Ferguson (Pi Polymer Recycling Ltd)

Paul O’Keeffe (Thomas Tosh)

David Ovens (Archangel Investors Ltd)

Fraser Sime (Bank of Scotland plc)

Murray Whittaker (Whittaker Engineering Ltd)

Clerk to the committee

Anne Peat