Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Convener

*Christina McKelvie (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Committee members

*Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con)

*Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)

*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

*David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)

*Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con)

Committee substitutes

Linda Fabiani (East Kilbride) (SNP)

Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con)

Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD)

The following also participated:

Tam Baillie (Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland)

David Bradwell (Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees)

Rani Dhanda (Positive Action in Housing)

Fiona MacLeod (British Red Cross (Scotland))

Neil McKittrick (British Red Cross (Northern Ireland))

Graham O’Neill (Scottish Refugee Council)

Jo Ozga (Scottish Women’s Aid)

Robina Qureshi (Positive Action in Housing)

Judith Robertson (Scottish Human Rights Commission)

Kirsty Thomson (Immigration Law Practitioners Association)

Clerk to the committee

Claire Menzies