Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Convener

*Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Committee members

*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

*Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD)

*Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab)

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

*Maureen Watt (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

The following also participated:

Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con)

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) (Committee Substitute)

Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)

Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity)

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell