Convener

*Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Gail Ross (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Committee members

*Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)

*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (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)

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

The following also participated:

Dr Stuart Fancey (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council)

Chris Brodie (Skills Development Scotland)

Danny Cusick (Scottish Enterprise)

Patrick Hughes (Seafood Scotland)

Scott Landsburgh (Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation)

Professor Peter Morgan (University of Aberdeen)

David Oxley (Highlands and Islands Enterprise)

Andrew Richardson (Society of Independent Brewers)

Professor Carl Schaschke (Abertay University)

David Thomson (Food and Drink Federation Scotland)

James Withers (Scotland Food & Drink)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell