Convener

*Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

Deputy convener

*Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)

Committee members

*Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green)

*Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

*Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

*Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab)

*Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)

*Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con)

*Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

The following also participated:

John Boland (Unite)

Professor Paul de Leeuw (Robert Gordon University)

Emma Harrick (Scottish Renewables)

Mia McCarthy (SSE Group)

Maggie McGinlay (ETZ Ltd)

Gordon McGuinness (Skills Development Scotland)

Suzanne Sosna (Scottish Enterprise)

Clerk to the committee

Anne Peat