Convener

*Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)

Committee members

*Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)

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

*Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con)

*Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green)

Committee substitutes

Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con)

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

The following also participated:

Dr Pete Cheema (Scottish Grocers Federation)

Robert Deavy (GMB Scotland)

Stewart Forrest (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers)

Paul Gerrard (Co-operative Group)

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

Ewan MacDonald-Russell (Scottish Retail Consortium)

Gillian Mawdsley (Law Society of Scotland)

Superintendent Ian Thomson (Police Scotland)

Paul Togneri (Scottish Beer and Pub Association)

Clerk to the committee

Alison Walker