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:

Professor Alice Brown (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council)

Alan Coleman (Scottish Government)

Professor Paul Hagan (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council)

Kevin Hanlon (Scottish Government)

Laurence Howells (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council)

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

Dr John Kemp (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council)

Malcolm Pentland (Scottish Government)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Clerk to the committee

Terry Shevlin