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)

*Mairi Evans (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (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:

Bill Brash (Scottish Government)

Keith Brown (The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work)

David Climie (Transport Scotland)

Sally Cox (Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors)

Fergus Ewing (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity)

Alan Hutton (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport)

George Mair (Confederation of Passenger Transport)

Michael Martin (Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors)

Gary McGowan (Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers)

Elizabeth Morrison (Scottish Government)

John Nicholls (Scottish Government)

Bill Reeve (Scottish Government)

Tom Robertson (Scottish Government)

Alex Scott (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport)

Yvette Sheppard (Scottish Government)

Jim Watson (Scottish Government)

Paul White (Confederation of Passenger Transport)

Humza Yousaf (Minister for Transport and the Islands)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell (Clerk)