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)

*Mairi Evans (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)

*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)

*Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (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:

Andrew Bauer (NFU Scotland)

Alan Carter (Reforesting Scotland)

Charles Dundas (Woodland Trust)

Stuart Goodall (Confor)

Professor Robin Matthews (James Hutton Institute)

George McRobbie (Tilhill Forestry Ltd)

Alastair Nairn (Scottish Tenant Farmers Association)

Peter Ritchie (Nourish Scotland)

Professor Pete Smith (University of Aberdeen)

Steven Thomson (Scotland's Rural College)

Humza Yousaf (Minister for Transport and the Islands)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell