Convener

*Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*Jackson Carlaw (Eastwood) (Con)

*Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green)

*Rachael Hamilton (South Scotland) (Con)

*Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP)

*Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Committee substitutes

Kate Forbes (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Con)

Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD)

Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green)

The following also participated:

Professor Catherine Barnard (University of Cambridge)

Brendan Donnelly (Federal Trust)

Sunder Katwala (British Future)

Professor Dimitry Kochenov (University of Groningen)

Professor Eleanor Spaventa (Durham University)

Clerk to the committee

Katy Orr