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:

Miranda Geelhoed (Landworkers Alliance)

Mairi Gougeon (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands)

Donald MacKinnon (Scottish Crofting Federation)

Professor Davy McCracken (Scotland’s Rural College)

Grant McLarty (Scottish Government)

Beatrice Morrice (National Farmers Union Scotland)

Christopher Nicholson (Scottish Tenant Farmers Association)

John Nicolson (Scottish Government)

Pete Ritchie (Chair, Scottish Environment LINK Food and Farming Group)

Mike Robinson (Farming for 1.5 Degrees)

Professor Sally Shortall (Women in Agriculture Taskforce)

Stephen Young (Scottish Land & Estates)