Convener

*Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Siobhan McMahon (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

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

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

*Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Committee substitutes

James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)

Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

The following also participated:

James Bream (Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce)

Noel Fojut (Scottish Government)

Professor Alan Gilloran (Queen Margaret University)

Mhairi Harrington (West Lothian College)

Fiona Hyslop (Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs)

Terry Lanagan (Association of Directors of Education in Scotland)

Kevin Lowden (University of Glasgow)

Emma Thomson (Scottish Government)

Clerk to the committee

Terry Shevlin