Finance Committee

Convener

*Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Tom McCabe (Hamilton South) (Lab)

Committee members

*Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con)

*Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab)

*Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Joe FitzPatrick (Dundee West) (SNP)

*Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)

*David Whitton (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab)

Committee substitutes

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con)

Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab)

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP)

Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD)

The following also participated:

Eddie Frizzell

Bill Howat

John McClelland

Alan Sinclair

Denise Swanson (Scottish Government Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate)

Kit Wyeth (Scottish Government Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate)

Clerk to the committee

James Johnston