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)

*Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

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

The following also participated:

Ross Ewing (Scottish Land & Estates)

Deputy Assistant Chief Officer Bruce Farquharson (Scottish Fire and Rescue Service)

Dr Miranda Geelhoed (Scottish Crofting Federation)

Dr Nick Hesford (Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust)

Dr Emma Hinchliffe (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Robbie Kernahan (NatureScot)

Dr Marnie Lovejoy (British Association for Shooting and Conservation)

Detective Sergeant David Lynn (Police Scotland)

Ross MacLeod (Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust)

Ashley McCann (Scottish Land & Estates)

Duncan Orr-Ewing (RSPB Scotland)

Ian Thomson (RSPB Scotland)

Jamie Whittle (Law Society of Scotland)

Max Wiszniewski (Revive)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston