Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Convener

*Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Committee members

*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

*John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

*Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD)

*Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)

Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

The following also participated:

Fergus Ewing (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity)

Allan Gibb (Scottish Government)

Cian Gullen (Scottish Youth Parliament)

Joanna Murphy (National Parent Forum of Scotland)

Eileen Prior (Scottish Parent Teacher Council)

Michael Russell (Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell