Education and Culture Committee

Convener

*Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP)

Deputy convener

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Clare Adamson (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Jayne Baxter (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

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

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Committee substitutes

*Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Lab) (Committee Substitute)

*Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) (Committee Substitute)

The following also participated:

Lorne Boswell (Equity)

Angela Constance (Minister for Youth Employment)

Gavin Gray (Scottish Government)

Scott Gray (Scottish Government)

Bobby Hain (Scottish Television)

Ailsa Heine (Scottish Government)

Paul Holleran (National Union of Journalists Scotland)

Richard Holloway (Sistema Scotland)

Jeremy Peat

Rosina Robson (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television)

Clerk to the committee

Terry Shevlin