Convener

*Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

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

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

*John Pentland (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)

*Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Committee substitutes

James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)

Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

The following also participated:

Emily Beever (National Union of Students Scotland)

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Royal Society of Edinburgh)

Jennifer Craw (Robert Gordon University and Committee of Scottish Chairs)

Ann Marie Dalton (Heriot-Watt University)

Laura Duffy (Scottish Government)

Ailsa Heine (Scottish Government)

Robin McAlpine (Common Weal)

Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea (University of Edinburgh)

David Ross (Committee of Scottish Chairs)

Mary Senior (University and College Union Scotland)

Professor Jeffrey Sharkey (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski (Robert Gordon University)

Stephen White (Scottish Government)

Clerk to the committee

Terry Shevlin