Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Convener

*Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Committee members

*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Kate Forbes (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

*Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD)

*Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab)

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

Committee substitutes

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

The following also participated:

Craig Anderson (Scottish Salmon Company)

Grant Cumming (Grieg Seafood Shetland)

Fergus Ewing (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity)

Stewart Graham (Gael Force Group)

Ben Hadfield (Marine Harvest Scotland)

Gordon Jackson (Scottish Government)

Scott Landsburgh (Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation)

Michael O’Neill (Scottish Government)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell