Convener

*Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con)

Deputy convener

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

Committee members

*Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)

*Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Ash Denham (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP)

*Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab)

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

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP)

*Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

*Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green)

Committee substitutes

Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con)

The following also participated:

Tanya Castell (Changing the Chemistry)

Debbie Crosbie (Clydesdale Bank)

Professor Gillian Hogg (Universities Scotland)

Katie Hutton (Skills Development Scotland)

Gillian MacLellan (CMS Cameron McKenna LLP)

Debbie Miller (Royal Bank of Scotland)

Tricia Nelson (EY)

Shona Struthers (Colleges Scotland)

Talat Yaqoob (Equate Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Alison Walker