Convener

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

Deputy convener

*Marco Biagi (Edinburgh Central) (SNP)

Committee members

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Ind)

*Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con)

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

*Siobhan McMahon (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Lynsey Calderwood (One Parent Families Scotland)

Patricia Cleghorn (Orchid International)

James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) (Committee Substitute)

Debbie Duncan

Claire Falconer

Carol Fox (Fox and Partners)

Jacqueline Hogg

Kassandra Hughes

Allison Johnstone

Lynn McLachlan (Royal Bank of Scotland)

Tanveer Parnez (BEMIS (Scotland))

Dr Caroline Wallace (Society of Biology and University of Edinburgh)

Professor Lesley Yellowlees (Royal Society of Chemistry and University of Edinburgh)

Clerk to the committee

Douglas Thornton