Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment 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)

*Dr 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:

Patrick Krause (Scottish Crofting Federation)

Elspeth Macdonald (Scottish Fishermen’s Federation)

Professor Alan Matthews (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr Mike Rivington (James Hutton Institute)

Steven Thomson (Scotland’s Rural College)

Scott Walker (NFU Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston