Convener

*Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

Deputy convener

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Committee members

*Angela Constance (Almond Valley) (SNP)

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

Committee substitutes

Linda Fabiani (East Kilbride) (SNP)

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD)

Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Shaben Begum (Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance)

Paul Bradley (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Antony Clark (Audit Scotland)

Helen Forrest (Children’s Health Scotland)

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) (Committee Substitute)

Elric Honoré (Fife Centre for Equalities)

Lucy Mulvagh (Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland)

Richard Robinson (Audit Scotland)

Susan Smith (forwomen.scot)

Jude Turbyne (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator)

Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD) (Committee Substitute)

Clerk to the committee

Claire Menzies