Education and Culture Committee

Convener

*Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

*John Pentland (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)

*Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

The following also participated:

Angela Constance (Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning)

Jim Eadie (Edinburgh Southern) (SNP)

Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) (Committee Substitute)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)

Clerk to the committee

Terry Shevlin