Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Convener

*Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Committee members

*Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

*Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)

*Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Jim Fairlie (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)

*Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)

*Jenni Minto (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)

*Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Douglas Bell (Scottish Tenant Farmers Association)

Gareth Hateley (British Veterinary Association)

Donald MacKinnon (Scottish Crofting Federation)

Chloe McCulloch (Farm Advisory Service)

Dr Andrew Midgley (Scottish Environment LINK)

Ian Muirhead (Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland)

Ross Paton (Scottish Organic Stakeholders Group)

Pete Ritchie (Nourish Scotland)

Susan Robertson (Unite the Union)

Denise Walton (Nature Friendly Farming Network)

Dr Tara Wight (Landworkers Alliance)

Stephen Young (Scottish Land & Estates)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston