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)

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

*Jenni Minto (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Mairi Gougeon (The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands)

James Hamilton (Scottish Government)

Ross Lilley (NatureScot)

Kevin Matheson (Scottish Government)

Professor Des Thompson (NatureScot)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston