Convener

*Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Fiona Hyslop (Linlithgow) (SNP)

Committee members

*Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP)

*Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Monica Lennon (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Ash Regan (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP)

*Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

Committee substitutes

Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride) (SNP)

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab)

Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con)

The following also participated:

Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP)

Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con)

David Harris (Circularity Scotland)

Ailsa Heine (Scottish Government)

Simon Jones (Circularity Scotland)

Màiri McAllan (Minister for Environment and Land Reform)

Donald McCalman (Circularity Scotland)

Steven McMahon (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)

Dan Merckel (Scottish Government)

Jack Presley Abbott (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)

Irene Steel (Circularity Scotland)

Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride) (SNP) (Committee Substitute)

Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con)

Clerk to the committee

Peter McGrath