*Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)
*Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con)
*Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP)
*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
*Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)
* Attended
Professor Jason Leitch (Scottish Government)
Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con)
John Swinney (Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills)
Sigrid Robinson