STEPHEN Flynn has stepped down from Westminster's Scottish Affairs committee.
The SNP Westminster leader and MP for Aberdeen South was eventually offered a place on the committee in October, after an initial release from the UK Parliament suggested the SNP would not have a seat.
Both the LibDems and the Tories were automatically given places, despite having fewer MPs in Scotland than the SNP.
The committee is made up of six Labour MPs, two Tories, two LibDems, and one SNP, and is headed up by Scottish Labour MP for Glasgow West Patricia Ferguson.
Flynn is set to be replaced by Dave Doogan, SNP MP for Angus and the Perthshire Glens, the Daily Record reports.
Commenting, Flynn said: "I've enjoyed working cross-party with various stakeholders and, with his previous experience on the Defence Select Committee, Dave is perfectly placed to continue with the work that is underway."
Flynn is set to stand in the 2026 Holyrood election in Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, where current MSP Audrey Nicoll is stepping down.
If elected, he will have to stand down from his Westminister seat, which will trigger a by-election.
SNP MP Stephen Gethins has also been announced as a candidate for the Holyrood election, alongside a raft of former MPs.
