Rural Affairs and Islands 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)

*Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)

*Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Jim Fairlie (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)

*Kate Forbes (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)

The following also participated:

Tim Bailey (Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society)

Judith Brown (Scottish Government)

Mairi Gougeon (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands)

Jonnie Hall (National Farmers Union Scotland)

Joe Hind (Scotland Food & Drink)

Professor Jennie Macdiarmid (Rowett Institute)

Kevin Matheson (Scottish Government)

Sarah Millar (Quality Meat Scotland)

Lesley Mitchell (Sustainable Food Trust)

Pete Ritchie (Nourish Scotland)

David Thomson (Food and Drink Federation Scotland)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston