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)

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

The following also participated:

Keith Brown (Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work)

David Climie (Transport Scotland)

Fergus Ewing (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity)

Alasdair Graham (Transport Scotland)

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

Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP)

Lawrence Shackman (Transport Scotland)

Eddie Turnbull (Scottish Government)

Annabel Turpie (Scottish Government)

Andrew Watson (Scottish Government)

Humza Yousaf (Minister for Transport and the Islands)

Clerk to the committee

Steve Farrell