Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

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)

Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

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

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

The following also participated:

Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)

Brendan Burns (Forestry Contracting Association)

Claire Glaister (Grampian Regional Forestry Forum)

Stuart Goodall (Confor)

David Henderson-Howat (Central Scotland Forestry Forum)

Patrick Hunter Blair (South Scotland Forestry Forum)

Hamish Macleod (BSW Timber)

Malcolm Nicol (Ballogie Estate Enterprises)

Richard Stirling-Aird (Perth and Argyll Forestry Forum)

Ian Thomas (Institute of Chartered Foresters)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell