Convener

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

Deputy convener

*Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP)

Committee members

*Christian Allard (North East Scotland) (SNP)

*Marco Biagi (Edinburgh Central) (SNP)

*Chic Brodie (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)

*Mike MacKenzie (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

Hanzala Malik (Glasgow) (Lab)

*Margaret McDougall (West Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Hugh Andrew (Birlinn Ltd)

Dr Margaret Anne Craig (Clyde Biosciences Ltd)

Robert Kilgour (Dow Investments and Renaissance Care)

Dan Macdonald (Macdonald Estates)

Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp (Business for Scotland)

Marie Macklin (Klin Group)

Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab) (Committee Substitute)

Jim McColl (Clyde Blowers Capital)

Ann-Maree Morrison (Labels4Kids)

Rupert Soames OBE (Aggreko)

Norman Springford (Apex Hotels Ltd)

Ben Thomson (Inverleith LLP and Reform Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Stephen Imrie