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)

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab)

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

The following also participated:

Professor Tim Benton (Chatham House)

Ian Boyd-Livingston (Stockfree Farming)

David Harley (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)

Professor Pete Smith (University of Aberdeen)

Morgan Vaughan (RSPB Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston