Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee

Convener

*Rob Gibson (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP)

Committee members

*Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)

*Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab)

*Alex Fergusson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

*Jim Hume (South Scotland) (LD)

*Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP)

*Michael Russell (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)

*Dave Thompson (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Bertie Armstrong (Scottish Fishermen’s Federation)

Tom Ballantine (Stop Climate Chaos Scotland)

Colin Campbell (James Hutton Institute)

Ian Cooke (Development Trusts Association Scotland)

Calum Duncan (Scottish Environment LINK Marine Group)

Sam Gardner (WWF Scotland)

Stuart Goodall (Confor)

Iain Gulland (Zero Waste Scotland)

Jonathan Hughes (Scottish Wildlife Trust)

Dr Andy Kerr (Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation)

Patrick Krause (Scottish Crofting Federation)

Alan Laidlaw (The Crown Estate)

Sarah-Jane Laing (Scottish Land & Estates)

Willie McGhee (Forest Policy Group)

Pete Ritchie (Nourish Scotland)

Dr Sarah Skerratt (Scotland’s Rural College)

Clare Slipper (NFU Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Lynn Tullis