Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Convener

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

Deputy convener

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*Cameron Buchanan (Lothian) (Con)

*Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Lab)

*Fiona McLeod (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

*Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

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

Committee substitutes

Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP)

John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

The following also participated:

Professor Raj Chari (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr William Dinan (Spinwatch and ALTER EU)

John Downie (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Peter Duncan (Association of Professional Political Consultants)

Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab)

Steve Goodrich (Transparency International UK)

Richard Maughan (Confederation of British Industry)

Andy Myles (Scottish Environment LINK)

Willie Sullivan (Electoral Reform Society Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Gillian Baxendine

Alison Walker