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:

Dr Liz Barron-Majerik (Lantra Scotland)

Dr Lorna Cole (Scotland’s Rural College)

Professor Cathy Dwyer (Scottish Animal Welfare Commission)

Dr Vera Eory (Scotland’s Rural College)

Kirsty Jenkins (OneKind)

Donald MacKinnon (Scottish Crofting Federation)

David McKay (Soil Association)

Nigel Miller (Farming for 1.5)

Ross Paton (Scottish Organic Stakeholders Group)

Dr Tara Wight (Landworkers Alliance)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston