Convener

*Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

Deputy convener

Margaret McDougall (West Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Cameron Buchanan (Lothian) (Con)

*Cara Hilton (Dunfermline) (Lab)

*Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Fiona McLeod (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

*Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con)

*Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

*Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Colin Borland (Federation of Small Businesses)

Sara Collier (Children in Scotland)

John Downie (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab)

Fraser Kelly (Social Enterprise Scotland)

Jenny Kemp (Zero Tolerance)

Richard Maughan (Confederation of British Industry Scotland)

Dave Moxham (Scottish Trades Union Congress)

Clerk to the committee

Gillian Baxendine

Alison Walker