Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Official Report 568KB pdf
Contents
Attendance
Deputy convener
Committee members
*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)
*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)
*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
Committee substitutes
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
* Attended
The following also participated:
Andrew Bauer (NFU Scotland)
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)
Malcolm Crosby (Forestry Commission Trade Unions)
Charles Dundas (Woodland Trust)
Anne Gray (Scottish Land & Estates)
Jon Hollingdale (Community Woodlands Association)
Dr Maggie Keegan (Scottish Environment LINK)
Willie McGhee (Forest Policy Group)
Professor David Miller (Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes)
Peter Peacock (Community Land Scotland)
Clerk to the committee
Steve Farrell