Education and Skills Committee

Convener

*Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

Committee members

*George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

*Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP)

*Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Lab)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green)

*Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

*Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Alex Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)

*Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Committee substitutes

Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab)

Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con)

Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)

Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD)

Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

The following also participated:

Harry Aitken (Former Boys and Girls Abused in Quarriers Homes)

Simon Collins (In Care Abuse Survivors)

Helen Holland OBE (In Care Abuse Survivors)

Ellen Leaver (Scottish Government)

Richard Lochhead (Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science)

Roddy Macdonald (Scottish Government)

Margaret Main (Scottish Government)

Tom McNamara (Scottish Government)

Carolyn O'Malley (Scottish Government)

Janine Rennie (Wellbeing Scotland)

Alan Scott (Scottish Government)

Maree Todd (Minister for Children and Young People)

David Whelan (Former Boys and Girls Abused in Quarriers Homes)

Clerk to the committee

Gary Cocker