Convener

*Rob Gibson (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP)

Committee members

*Jayne Baxter (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

*Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)

*Nigel Don (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

*Jim Hume (South Scotland) (LD)

*Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Andrew Hamilton (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland)

Andrew Howard (Scottish Land & Estates)

Angus McCall (Scottish Tenant Farmers Association)

Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) (Committee Substitute)

Christopher Nicholson (Scottish Tenant Farmers Association)

Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Scott Walker (National Farmers Union Scotland)

Paul Wheelhouse (Minister for Environment and Climate Change)

Andrew Wood (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland)

Stuart Young (Scottish Land & Estates)

Clerk to the committee

Lynn Tullis