Convener

*Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD)

Deputy convener

*Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP)

Committee members

*Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab)

*Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP)

*Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)

Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab)

The following also attended:

Margo MacDonald (Lothians) (Ind)

The following also participated:

Dr Iain Brassington (University of Manchester)

Mark Hazelwood (Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care)

Stephen Hutchison (Highland Hospice)

Professor Graeme Laurie (University of Edinburgh)

Professor Calum MacKellar (Scottish Council on Human Bioethics)

Professor Sheila McLean (University of Glasgow)

Katrina McNamara-Goodger (Association for Children’s Palliative Care)

Elaine Stevens (Independent Association of Nurses in Palliative Care)

Dr Chris Sugden (St Andrew’s Hospice)

Clerk to the committee

Douglas Thornton