Convener

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

Deputy convener

Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)

Committee members

*Cameron Buchanan (Lothian) (Con)

*Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Lab)

Fiona McLeod (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

*Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

*Dave Thompson (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)

Committee substitutes

Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP)

John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

The following also participated:

Joe FitzPatrick (Minister for Parliamentary Business)

Al Gibson (Scottish Government)

Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP) (Committee Substitute)

Neil MacLeod (Scottish Government)

Bill Thomson (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Alison Walker

Gillian Baxendine