Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee

Convener

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

Deputy convener

*Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP)

Committee members

Jayne Baxter (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

*Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)

*Nigel Don (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

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

*Jim Hume (South Scotland) (LD)

*Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Clifton Bain (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) (Committee Substitute)

Andrew Bauer (NFU Scotland)

Professor Mike Bonaventura (Crichton Carbon Centre)

Rory Crawford (Scottish Environment LINK)

James Curran (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)

Jim Densham (Scottish Environment LINK)

Jo Ellis (Forestry Commission Scotland)

Stuart Fraser (William Tracey Group)

Alan Hampson (Scottish Natural Heritage)

Dr Andy Kerr (University of Edinburgh)

Graham Kerr (Scotland’s Rural College)

Professor Robin Matthews (James Hutton Institute)

Andrew Midgley (Scottish Land and Estates Ltd)

Linda Ovens (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management)

Simon Pepper

Mike Robinson (Royal Scottish Geographical Society)

Professor Pete Smith (University of Aberdeen)

Morag Watson (WWF Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Lynn Tullis