All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

34th Meeting

18 December

1. Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Chris Mackie
  Deputy Director, Constitution & UK Relations
  Scottish Government
2. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Luke McBratney
  Deputy Director, Elections and Constitutional Projects
  Scottish Government
3. Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill (in private)

33rd Meeting

11 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
3. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
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• Professor Aoife O’Donoghue
  School of Law
  Queen’s University Belfast
• Professor Nikos Skoutaris
  Professor of European Constitutional Law
  University of East Anglia
• Dr Lea Raible
  School of Law
  University of Glasgow
• Professor André Lecours
  Professor of Political Studies
  University of Ottawa
• Professor Ailsa Henderson
  Professor of Political Science
  University of Edinburgh

32nd Meeting

04 December

1. Independent review of Creative Scotland
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• Angela Leitch
  Chair
  Creative Scotland Review
• Stuart Currie
  Vice-Chair
  Creative Scotland Review
2. International Network Annual Report 2024-25
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• Catherine Reeves
  Head of Berlin Office
  Scottish Government
• John Devine
  Head of Scottish Affairs Office Canada
  Scottish Government
• Nick Leake
  Deputy Director, Scotland House Brussels
  Scottish Government
3. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

27 November

1. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
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• Professor Andrew Blick
  Professor of Politics and Contemporary History
  King's College London
• Professor Alan Renwick
  Professor of Democratic Politics
  University College London
• Professor Nicola McEwen
  Professor of Public Policy and Governance
  University of Glasgow
• Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam
  Senior Lecturer in Public Law and Human Rights
  University of Edinburgh
2. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

20 November

1. Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny
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• Hedydd Phylip
  Lecturer in Public Law and Devolution
  Cardiff University
• Mireia Grau Creus
  Head of Research
  Institute for Self-Government Studies, Barcelona
• Professor Daniel Wincott
  Blackwell Professor of Law and Society
  Cardiff University
• Dr Rachel Minto
  Senior Lecturer in Politics
  Cardiff University
2. Work programme (in private)

29th Meeting

13 November

1. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
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• Professor Adam Tomkins
  John Millar Professor of Public Law
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Stephen Tierney
  Professor of Constitutional Theory
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Aileen McHarg
  Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
  Durham University
2. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

06 November

1. Historic Environment Scotland
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Kenneth Hogg
  Director for Culture and External Affairs
  Scottish Government
2. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture (in private)

27th Meeting

30 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Historic Environment Scotland
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• Sir Mark Jones
  Chair
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Andrew Davis
  Board Member
  Historic Environment Scotland
3. Sporting Events of National Interest
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• Ian Maxwell
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Football Association
4. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

09 October

1. STV
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• Paul McManus
  Negotiations Officer Scotland
  BECTU
• Nick McGowan-Lowe
  National Organiser for Scotland
  National Union of Journalists
and then from:
• Rufus Radcliffe
  Chief Executive Officer
  STV
• Bobby Hain
  Managing Director of Audience, News, Regulation and Audio
  STV
2. Work programme (in private)

25th Meeting

02 October

1. Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny
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• Professor Thomas Horsley
  Professor of Law
  University of Liverpool
• Professor Nicola McEwen
  Professor of Public Policy
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Colin Reid
  Professor of Public and Environmental Law
  University of Dundee
• David Thomson
  Chief Executive
  Food and Drink Federation Scotland
• Dr Paul Anderson
  Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics
  Liverpool John Moores University

24th Meeting

25 September

1. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture
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• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Alastair Evans
  Director of Strategy and Planning
  Creative Scotland
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Baird
  Deputy Director, Culture and Historic Environment
  Scottish Government
• Alison Byrne
  Chief Executive, National Records of Scotland
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

18 September

1. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture
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• Rachael Browning
  Director of Programme and Policy
  Art Fund
• Alison Nolan
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Library and Information Council
• Tamara Rogovic
  President
  Scottish Artists Union
• Lewis Coenen-Rowe
  Culture/SHIFT Manager
  Culture for Climate Scotland
2. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

11 September

1. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture
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• Alistair Mackie
  Chief Executive
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Anne Lyden
  Director General
  National Galleries of Scotland
• Alison Turnbull
  Director of External Relations and Partnerships
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Tony Lankester
  Chief Executive
  Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

21st Meeting

04 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
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• Meghan Gallacher MSP
  Member in charge of the Bill
• Neil Stewart
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Sean Taheny
  Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Kirsty Lauder
  Solicitor, Legal Services
  Scottish Parliament
4. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

26 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Gaza
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Joanna Keating
  Head of International Development
  Scottish Government
• Alice Guinan
  Humanitarian and Conflict Lead
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Adam
  Head of Asia Team, International Relations
  Scottish Government
3. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
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• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Business and Employment
  Scottish Government
• Lucy Carmichael
  Head of Events Strategy and Delivery
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

19 June

1. UK-EU summit Feedback
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Benjamin Graham
  Head of Negotiating Strategy
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

18th Meeting

29 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ofcom
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• Cristina Nicolotti Squires
  Group Director, Broadcasting and Media Group
  Ofcom
• Glenn Preston
  Director, Scotland
  Ofcom
3. BBC
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• Hayley Valentine
  Director
  BBC Scotland
• Rhodri Talfan Davies
  Director of Nations
  BBC
• Luke McCullough
  Corporate Affairs Director, Nations BBC and Head of Corporate Affairs
  BBC Scotland
4. Annual report (in private)

17th Meeting

22 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Gaza
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• Frances Guy
  Chief Executive, Scotland's International Development Alliance and Chair, Scottish Government's Humanitarian Emergency Fund Panel
• Saleh Saeed
  Chief Executive
  Disasters Emergency Committee
• Jayne Crow
  Head of Programmes
  Disasters Emergency Committee
• Huw Owens
  External Relations Manager
  Disasters Emergency Committee
3. Evidence Session (in private)

16th Meeting

15 May

1. BBC Scotland
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• Lynda Rooke
  President
  Equity
• Paul W Fleming
  General Secretary
  Equity
• Frank Gallagher
  Actor
  Member of the River City Cast
2. Review of the UK EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2 (in private)

15th Meeting

08 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
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• Rachael McKechnie
  Deputy Director, Major Events
  Scottish Government
• Lucy Carmichael
  Head of EURO 2028 Unit
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Evidence Session (in private)

14th Meeting

01 May

1. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review (in private)

13th Meeting

24 April

1. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

03 April

1. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government

11th Meeting

27 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review
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• David Thomson
  Chief Executive
  Food and Drink Federation Scotland
• Marc Strathie
  Senior Policy Advisor for Devolved Nations
  Institute of Directors Scotland
• Mags Simpson
  Scotland Deputy Director of Policy
  CBI Scotland
and then from:
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government

10th Meeting

20 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the UK EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Elliot Robertson
  Head of EU Secretariat, External Affairs
  Scottish Government
• Dr Frank Möeschler
  Head of Research, EU Office
  Scottish Government
• Rachel Sunderland
  Deputy Director, Population and Migration
  Scottish Government
3. Evidence Session (In Private)

9th Meeting

13 March

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Part 2
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• Professor Ana Basiri
  Director of Centre for Data Science and AI
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Mark Schaffer
  Professor of Economics
  Heriot Watt University, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
and then from:
• Dr Kirsteen Davidson Kelly
  Artistic Director
  National Youth Orchestras of Scotland
• Lisa Whytock
  Director
  Active Events
• Colin Keenan
  Booking Agent
  ATC Live

8th Meeting

06 March

1. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review
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• Professor Thomas Horsley
  Professor of Law
  University of Liverpool
• Professor Aileen McHarg
  Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
  Durham University
• Professor Jo Hunt
  Professor in Law
  Cardiff University
• Dr Coree Brown Swan
  Lecturer, British Politics
  University of Stirling
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• Jonnie Hall
  Deputy CEO and Director of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
• Lloyd Austin
  Convener of the LINK Governance Group
  Scottish Environment LINK

7th Meeting

27 February

1. Ukraine
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• Andrii Madzianovskyi
  the Consul of Ukraine in Scotland
• Zhyhalkina Oleksandra
  Interpreter
  the office of the Consul of Ukraine

6th Meeting

20 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Scottish Government’s Policy of EU Alignment
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• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Lucy Ozanne
  Industry Strategy and Public Affairs Manager
  Quality Meat Scotland
• David Baldock
  Senior Fellow, Common Agricultural Policy and Food
  Institute for European Environmental Policy UK
3. Evidence Session

5th Meeting

06 February

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Part 2
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• Paul James Cardwell
  Professor of Law
  the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London
• Peter Brown
  Director
  British Council Scotland
• Ellie Bevan
  Head of Policy, Programmes & Engagement
  Taith
2. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

30 January

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Part 2
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• Lesley Jackson
  Deputy Director (Policy)
  Universities Scotland
• Roy Gardner
  Vice Principal, Corporate Development and Innovation
  City of Glasgow College, and Colleges Scotland
• Sarah Paterson
  Communications and Public Affairs Manager
  YouthLink Scotland
• Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland

3rd Meeting

23 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26 (in private)
2. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• Christophe Lam
  Junior Adviser
  Business Europe
• Pascal Kerneis
  Managing Director
  European Services Forum
3. BBC Annual Report
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• Tim Davie
  Director-General
  BBC
• Hayley Valentine
  Director
  BBC Scotland
• Rhona Burns
  Finance Director
  BBC Financial Planning & Insight

2nd Meeting

16 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Shona Riach
  Director for External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
3. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• Peter Holmes
  Emeritus Fellow, the UK Trade Policy Observatory
  The University of Sussex
• Emily Fry
  Senior Economist
  the Resolution Foundation
• Dr Arianna Andreangeli
  Professor of Competition
  University of Edinburgh
• David Henig
  Director
  the UK Trade Policy Project, the European Centre for International Political Economy
4. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

09 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26
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• Anne Lyden
  Director General
  National Galleries of Scotland
• Adrian Turpin
  Creative and Strategic Director
  Wigtown Festival Company
• Katerina Brown
  Chief Executive
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Fiona Sturgeon Shea
  Chief Executive Officer
  Federation of Scottish Theatre and Chair, Culture Counts
and then from:
• Robert Wilson
  Chair
  Creative Scotland Board
• Anne Langley
  Executive Director of Operations
  Creative Scotland
• Alastair Evans
  Director of Strategy and Planning
  Creative Scotland

This is all meetings of Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

28th Meeting

12 December

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• William Bain
  Head of Trade Policy
  British Chambers of Commerce
• Adam Berman
  Director of Policy and Advocacy
  Energy UK
2. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

05 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• Vivienne Mackinnon
  Director of Veterinary Partnerships
  SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine, and Junior Vice President, Scottish Branch, British Veterinary Association
• Dr Joseph Maguire
  Associate Professor
  School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, and Co-Chair of the BCS (the Chartered Institute for IT) Scottish Computing Education Committee
• Ben Addy
  Managing Director
  Moxon Architects, and member of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)

26th Meeting

28 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Empire, Slavery & Scotland Museums
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• Lucy Casot
  Chief Executive
  Museums Galleries Scotland
• Sheila Asante
  Delivering Change Programme Manager
  Museums Galleries Scotland
• Jatin Haria
  Chair
  Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums Steering Group
• Zandra Yeaman
  Member
  Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums Steering Group
3. Evidence Session (in private)

25th Meeting

21 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• Professor Catherine Barnard
  Professor of European and Employment Law
  University of Cambridge
• Professor Sarah Hall
  Deputy Director
  UK in a Changing Europe
• Mike Buckley
  Director
  Independent Commission on UK EU Relations
• Professor Jonathan Portes
  Professor of Economics and Public Policy
  King's College London
3. The Scottish Government’s Policy of EU Alignment – Annual Reports 2024
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• George Macpherson
  Head of EU Policy and Alignment
  Scottish Government
4. Evidence Session (in private)

24th Meeting

31 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
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• Dr Adam Marks
  International Policy Executive
  Law Society of Scotland
• Professor David Collins
  Professor of International Economic Law
  City St George's, University of London
• Dr Ross Anderson
  Advocate
  Faculty of Advocates

23rd Meeting

10 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Climate Justice
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• Professor Tahseen Jafry
  Director, Mary Robinson Centre for Climate Justice
  Glasgow Caledonian University
• Ben Wilson
  Director of Public Engagement
  Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
• Bridget Burns
  Executive Director
  Women's Environment & Development Organization
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

22nd Meeting

03 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Shona Riach
  Director for External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government

21st Meeting

26 September

1. National Outcomes (in private)

20th Meeting

19 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Lori Anderson
  Director
  Culture Counts
• Lyndsey Jackson
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
• Liam Sinclair
  Executive Director
  Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre
• Caroline Sewell
  Regional Organiser
  Musicians' Union
and then from:
• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Alastair Evans
  Director of Strategy and Planning
  Creative Scotland

19th Meeting

12 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Leonie Bell
  Director
  V&A Dundee
• Lucy Casot
  Chief Executive
  Museums Galleries Scotland
• Susan Deighan
  Chief Executive
  Glasgow Life
• Anne Lyden
  Director General
  National Galleries of Scotland

18th Meeting

05 September

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation inquiry (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

17th Meeting

20 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement inquiry
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Frank Strang
  Deputy Director, European Relations
  Scottish Government
• Nick Leake
  Deputy Director, Scottish Government EU Office
  Scottish Government
4. National Outcomes
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Russell Bain
  Deputy Director, International Futures and Brand Scotland policy
  Scottish Government
• Craig Thomson
  Team Leader, Working Internationally
  Scottish Government

16th Meeting

13 June

1. Work programme (in private)

15th Meeting

06 June

1. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Sean McGuire
  Chair
  UK Domestic Advisory Group
• Irene Oldfather
  Vice-Chair
  UK Domestic Advisory Group
and then from:
• Luísa Santos
  Chair
  EU Domestic Advisory Group
• Tanja Buzek
  Vice-Chair
  EU Domestic Advisory Group
• Léa Auffret
  Vice-Chair
  EU Domestic Advisory Group

14th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Creative Scotland funding for Rein
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• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Robert Wilson
  Chair
  Creative Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)

13th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Mike Buckley
  Director
  Independent Commission on UK EU Relations
• Peter Holmes
  Emeritus Fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory
  The University of Sussex
• Anna Jerzewska
  Director
  Trade and Borders
• David Hamilton
  Student in Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance
  University of Edinburgh
3. Post Brexit Scrutiny Issues
4. Annual report

12th Meeting

16 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Office for the Internal Market Annual Report
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• Murdoch MacLennan
  Chair of the OIM Panel
  Office for the Internal Market
• James Macbeth
  Director
  Office for the Internal Market
3. National Outcomes
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• Louise Davies
  Head of Policy & Communications
  Scotland's International Development Alliance
• Lewis Ryder-Jones
  Advocacy Advisor
  Oxfam Scotland
• Dr Graham Long
  Senior Lecturer
  Newcastle University
4. Post-Brexit Scrutiny Issues

11th Meeting

09 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Gareth Williams
  Head of Policy
  Prosper
• Kate Foster
  Senior International Affairs Advisor
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Catherine McWilliam
  Nations Director
  Institute of Directors Scotland
• William Bain
  Head of Trade Policy
  British Chambers of Commerce
and then from:
• Jan Robertson
  Director of Global Trade
  Scottish Development International
• Ewen Cameron
  Head of Global Trade, Consumer Industries
  Scottish Development International
• David Decrock
  Team Leader, Energy Transition Trade, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Senior Representative, France
  Scottish Development International
3. Consideration of evidence (in private)

10th Meeting

02 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Stuart Anderson
  Head of Public Affairs
  Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Nichola Mallon
  Head of Trade & Devolved Policy
  Logistics UK
• Stephen Kelly
  Chief Executive
  Manufacturing Northern Ireland
4. Evidence Session (in private)

9th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Tavish Scott
  Chief Executive
  Salmon Scotland
• Donna Fordyce
  Chief Executive
  Seafood Scotland
• Scott Walker
  Executive Manager
  Scottish Meat Wholesalers
• Fiona Burnett
  Technical Director
  Scottish Quality Crops
3. Evidence Session (in private)

8th Meeting

21 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Gary Stephenson
  Global Regulatory, Sustainability and External Affairs Director
  Devro
• Dario Riccomini
  Managing Director
  Aldomak
• Tony Dumbreck
  Global Industrial Performance Director
  Innovate Foods
• James Macsween
  Managing Director
  Macsween of Edinburgh
• Margaret Carlin
  Execution Department Manager
  Cefetra
• Paddy Jack
  Business Manager Scotland
  DLF Seeds
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Jannike Wachowiak
  Researcher
  UK in a Changing Europe
• Joël Reland
  Research Associate
  UK in a Changing Europe
4. Evidence Session (in private)

6th Meeting

07 March

1. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Ed Barker
  Head of Policy and External Affairs
  Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland
• Jonnie Hall
  Director of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
• Sarah Millar
  Chief Executive
  Quality Meat Scotland

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry
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• Irene Oldfather
  Vice-Chair
  UK Domestic Advisory Group
• Rachel Le Noan
  Policy and Public Affairs Officer, SCVO
• Agnes Tolmie
  Chair, the Scottish Women's Convention
• Dr Adam Marks
  International Policy Executive, Law Society of Scotland
• Alastair Sim
  Director, Universities Scotland
• Tom Sallis
  Director of Global Partnerships, Scotch Whisky Association
• Lloyd Austin
  Convener of the Governance Group, Scottish Environment LINK
• Robert Smith
  Head of International Policy, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

4th Meeting

01 February

1. National Outcomes
Show witnesses
• Pete Wishart MP
  Chair
  Scottish Affairs Committee

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. BBC Annual Report
Show witnesses
• Steve Carson
  Director
  BBC Scotland
• Alan Dickson
  Chief Financial Officer
  BBC
• Louise Thornton
  Head of Commissioning
  BBC Scotland
3. Budget scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Penelope Cooper
  Director of Culture and Major Events
  Scottish Government
4. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Lori Anderson
  Director
  Culture Counts
• Shona McCarthy
  Chief Executive
  Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
• Francesca Hegyi OBE
  Chief Exectuive
  Edinburgh International Festival
• Simon Hunt
  Director of Finance
  Scottish Opera
• Anne Lyden
  Director General
  National Galleries of Scotland
• Fiona Sturgeon Shea
  Chief Executive Officer
  Federation of Scottish Theatre
• Leonie Bell
  Director
  V&A Dundee
• Sam Dunkley
  Acting Regional Organiser
  Musicians' Union
and then from:
• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Alastair Evans
  Director of Strategy and Planning
  Creative Scotland

This is all meetings of Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

35th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ukraine
Show witnesses
• Emma Roddick
  Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
  Scottish Government
• Kirstin McPhee
  Head of Ministerial Support
  Scottish Government
• Fraser Dick
  Head of Ukraine Resettlement Finance
  Scottish Government
3. National Outcomes
Show witnesses
• Catriona Radcliffe
  Head of Beijing Office
  Scottish Government
• Katrine Feldinger
  Head of Copenhagen Office
  Scottish Government
• Christopher Thomson
  Head of Washington DC Office
  Scottish Government
4. Evidence Sessions (in private)

34th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Historic Environment Strategy
Show witnesses
• Christina McKelvie MSP
  Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
  Scottish Government
• Callum Grigor
  Team Leader of Sponsorship and Historic Environment
  Scottish Government
• Chris Raftery
  Head of Sponsorship and Historic Environment
  Scottish Government
3. Consideration of Evidence (in private)

33rd Meeting

30 November

1. Historic Environment Strategy
Show witnesses
• Alex Paterson
  Chief Executive
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Dr Adam Jackson
  Head of Strategy and Policy
  Historic Environment Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

23 November

1. Historic Environment Strategy
Show witnesses
• Bryan Dickson
  Head of Buildings Conservation Policy
  National Trust for Scotland
• Caroline Clark
  Director for Scotland
  National Lottery Heritage Fund
• Ailsa Macfarlane
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Lucy Casot
  Chief Executive Officer
  Museums Galleries Scotland
• Jocelyn Cunliffe
  Acting Chariman
  Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland
• Elaine Ellis
  Skills Planning Manager
  Skills Development Scotland
• Caroline Warburton
  Destination Development Director (Central and North East)
  VisitScotland

31st Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Scottish Government’s Policy of EU Alignment – Annual Reports 2023
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• George Macpherson
  Head of EU Policy and Alignment
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine Walkinshaw
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Greig Walker
  Retained EU Law Act Management Lead
  Scottish Government
• David Maclennan
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Touring Artists
Show witnesses
• Alice Black
  Scottish Live Events branch
  BECTU
• Sam Dunkley
  Acting Regional Organiser
  Musicians' Union
• Alistair Mackie
  Chief Executive
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Lisa Whytock
  Director
  Active Events
• Ewan Robertson
  Board Member
  Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland
6. Evidence Session

30th Meeting

09 November

1. National Outcomes
Show witnesses
• Noé Cornago
  Associate Professor of International Law and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication
  University of the Basque Country
• Professor Stéphane Paquin
  National School of Public Administration
  University of Québec

29th Meeting

02 November

1. Gaza
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Scott Wightman
  Director for External Affairs
  Scottish Government
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (in private)

28th Meeting

26 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (in private)

27th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Penelope Cooper
  Director of Culture and Major Events
  Scottish Government
3. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU? (in private)

26th Meeting

28 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Isabel Davis
  Executive Director - Screen
  Creative Scotland
and then from:
• Lori Anderson
  Director
  Culture Counts
• Julia Amour
  Director
  Festivals Edinburgh
• David Watt
  Chief Executive
  Culture and Business Scotland
• Chris Breward
  Director
  National Museums Scotland
• Brenna Hobson
  Executive Director
  National Theatre of Scotland
• Francesca Hegyi OBE
  Chief Exectuive
  Edinburgh International Festival

25th Meeting

21 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Duncan Dornan
  Executive Committee Member
  VOCAL Scotland
• Pamela Tulloch
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Library and Information Council
• India Divers
  Policy and Campaigns Officer
  Museums Association
• David Avery
  Negotiations Officer
  Prospect
• Kara Christine
  Senior Programme Producer
  Artlink
• Liam Sinclair
  Co-Chair
  Federation of Scottish Theatre
2. Work programme (in private)

24th Meeting

14 September

1. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

07 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. OIM Annual Report
Show witnesses
• Murdoch MacLennan
  Chair of the OIM Panel
  Office for the Internal Market
• Rachel Merelie
  Senior Director of the OIM
  Office for the Internal Market
4. Culture in Communities (in private)

22nd Meeting

29 June

1. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Gerald Byrne
  Head of Constitutional Policy
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government
2. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Baird
  Deputy Director, Culture and Historic Environments
  Scottish Government

21st Meeting

22 June

1. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

15 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Outcomes
Show witnesses
• Seona Shand
  International Trade Director
  Scottish Chambers of Commerce
• Vicki Miller
  Director of Marketing & Digital
  VisitScotland
• Gareth Williams
  Head of Policy
  Scottish Council for Development and Industry
• Anthony Salamone
  Managing Director
  European Merchants
3. Evidence Session

19th Meeting

08 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Alastair Evans
  Interim Director, Strategy and Planning
  Creative Scotland
• Karen Dick
  Head of Place, Partnership and Communities
  Creative Scotland
3. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

18th Meeting

01 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Outcomes
Show witnesses
• Professor Stephen Gethins
  Professor of Practice in International Relations
  University of St Andrews
• Professor Juliet Kaarbo
  Professor of Foreign Policy
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Peter Jackson
  Chair in Global Security
  University of Glasgow
3. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Chris Nicholson
  Solicitor and Head of the Constitutional Reform and External Affairs Branch
  Scottish Government
• Elliot Robertson
  Head of EU Secretariat
  Scottish Government
• Greig Walker
  Retained EU Law Management Programme Lead
  Scottish Government
4. Consideration of evidence

17th Meeting

25 May

1. Annual report (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

18 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Craig McLaren
  Director of Scotland, Ireland and English Regions
  Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland
• Johanna Boyd
  Chief Executive
  Planning Aid Scotland
• Euan Leitch
  Chief Executive
  SURF - Scotland's Regeneration Forum
• Ailsa Macfarlane
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)

15th Meeting

11 May

1. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Jemma Neville
  Director
  Creative Lives
• Sarah Latto
  Policy Officer
  Volunteer Scotland
• Alison Reeves
  Scotland Manager
  Making Music
2. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

04 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Kresanna Aigner
  CEO and Creative Director
  Findhorn Bay Arts
• Rachael Disbury
  Co-Director
  Alchemy Film and Arts
• Caitlin Skinner
  CEO and Artistic Director
  Stellar Quines
• Arthur Cormack
  Chief Executive
  Fèisean nan Gàidheal
• Murray Dawson
  Chief Executive
  Station House Media Unit
• Robert Rae
  Co-Director
  Art 27 Scotland
• Steve Byrne
  Director
  Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland
and then from:
• Kathryn Welch
  Programme Lead
  Culture Collective
• Morvern Cunningham
  Creative Lead
  Culture Collective

13th Meeting

27 April

1. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Professor David Stevenson
  Dean of the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management and Professor of Arts Management and Cultural Policy
  Queen Margaret University
• Professor Andrew Miles
  Professor of Sociology
  University of Manchester
and then from:
• Steven Roth
  Executive Director
  Scottish Ballet
• Brenna Hobson
  Executive Director
  National Theatre of Scotland
• Alex Reedijk
  General Director
  Scottish Opera
• Gavin Reid
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
• Alistair Mackie
  Chief Executive
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra

12th Meeting

20 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Culture in Communities
Show witnesses
• Kirsty Cumming
  Chief Executive
  Community Leisure UK
• Heather Stuart
  Chief Executive
  OnFife
• Billy Garrett
  Director of Culture, Tourism and Events
  Glasgow Life
• Katie Nicoll
  Cultural Regeneration Lead Officer
  Renfrewshire Council
• Rebecca Coggins
  Principal Officer, Arts and Museums
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
• Kim Slater
  Sport and Culture Service Manager
  Moray Council
4. Culture in Communities

11th Meeting

30 March

1. Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers
Show witnesses
• Sturla Sigurjónsson
  Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom
2. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

23 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
Show witnesses
• Professor Aileen McHarg
  Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
  Durham University
3. Evidence Session

9th Meeting

16 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
Show witnesses
• Professor Nicola McEwen
  Professor of Territorial Politics
  University of Edinburgh
• Akash Paun
  Senior Fellow
  Institute for Government
• Professor John Denham
  Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton, and Director of the Centre for English Identity and Politics
3. Evidence Session

8th Meeting

09 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
Show witnesses
• Professor Hugh Rawlings
  Welsh Government Director for Constitutional Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations 2004-2020
• Doctor Andrew McCormick
  Retired Northern Ireland Civil Service Permanent Secretary and Lead official on Brexit for the NI Executive 2018-2021
• Philip Rycroft
  Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU 2017-2019 and Senior civil servant Cabinet Office official on devolution 2012-2019
• Professor Jim Gallagher CB FRSE
  Director General for Devolution, Cabinet Office/Ministry of Justice 2007-2011 and Honorary Professor, Centre for Constitutional and Legal Research
• Paul Cackette
  Former Scottish Government Director

7th Meeting

02 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing post-EU
Show witnesses
• Huw Irranca-Davies MS
  Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, Senedd Cymru
• William Wragg MP
  Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
  House of Commons
• The Baroness Drake CBE
  Chair of the Constitution Committee
  House of Lords
3. BBC: Impact of the Digital-first agenda
Show witnesses
• Steve Carson
  Director
  BBC Scotland
• Louise Thornton
  Head of Commissioning
  BBC Scotland
4. Consideration of Evidence

6th Meeting

23 February

1. BBC: Impact of the Digital-first Agenda
Show witnesses
• Professor Tommy Smith OBE
  Artistic Director
  Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, and Head of Jazz, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
• Finlay MacDonald
  Director of Piping
  The National Piping Centre
• Professor Simon McKerrell
  Professor in Media and Music
  Glasgow Caledonian University
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

09 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Crisis in Ukraine
Show witnesses
• Neil Gray
  Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine
  Scottish Government
• Kirstin McPhee
  Head of Ministerial Support and Correspondence
  Scottish Government
• Will Tyler-Greig
  Interim Deputy Director, Policy, Engagement and Finance Division, Ukraine Resettlement Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Work programme
4. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

4th Meeting

02 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Crisis in Ukraine
Show witnesses
• Lorraine Cook
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
• Gavin Sharp
  Lead Officer, Ukraine Refugee Response
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Pat Togher
  Assistant Chief Officer, Public Protection and Complex Needs
  Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
• Hazel Chisholm
  Housing Policy Officer, Resettlement Team
  Highland Council
3. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

3rd Meeting

26 January

1. Crisis in Ukraine
Show witnesses
• Andrii Kuslii
  Consul and Head of the Consulate
  Consulate of Ukraine in Edinburgh
2. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

19 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Show witnesses
• Mikaela Kumlin Granit
  Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023/24
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Rachael Mckechnie
  Deputy Director, Major Events and Themed Years
  Scottish Government
4. Evidence Session

1st Meeting

12 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023/24
Show witnesses
• Alex Paterson
  Chief Executive
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Donald Smith
  Director, Scottish International Storytelling Festival and Chair of the Programmers' Group
  Festivals Edinburgh
• Chris Sherrington
  Policy and Strategy Support
  Music Venue Trust
• Moira Jeffrey
  Director
  Scottish Contemporary Arts Network
• Sir John Leighton
  Director-General
  National Galleries of Scotland

This is all meetings of Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

30th Meeting

15 December

1. Work programme (in private)

29th Meeting

08 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Elliot Robertson
  Head of EU Secretariat
  Scottish Government
• Chris Nicholson
  Solicitor and Head of Branch, Constitutional Reform and External Affairs
  Scottish Government

28th Meeting

01 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Isobel Mercer
  Senior Policy Officer
  RSPB Scotland
• David McKay
  Head of Policy
  Scotland, Soil Association
• Professor Colin Reid
  UK Environmental Law Association
• Lloyd Austin
  Convener, Governance Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• David Bowles
  Chair
  Trade and Animal Welfare Coalition
• David MacKenzie
  Chair
  Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland
3. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

27th Meeting

24 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Jonnie Hall
  Director of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
• Dr Gareth Hateley
  Junior Vice President Scottish Branch
  British Veterinary Association
• Donna Fordyce
  Chief Executive
  Seafood Scotland
• Julie Hesketh-Laird
  Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs
  Food Standards Scotland
• Elspeth Macdonald
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
• Ian Muirhead
  Policy Manager
  Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland
• Sarah Millar
  Chief Executive
  Quality Meat Scotland
3. Continuity Act (Draft Annual Report)

26th Meeting

17 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Continuity Act Draft Annual Report
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• George Macpherson
  Head of EU Policy and Alignment
  Scottish Government
• Rosemary Greenhill
  Regulatory Team Leader from Drinking Water Quality
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine Walkinshaw
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Scotland's Census

25th Meeting

10 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Michael Clancy OBE
  Director of Law Reform
  Law Society of Scotland
• Dr Emily Hancox
  Lecturer in Law
  University of Bristol
• Charles Livingstone
  Partner
  Brodies LLP Solicitors
• Professor Alison Young
  Professor of Public Law
  University of Cambridge
• Dr Kirsty Hood KC
  Faculty of Advocates
3. Northern Ireland Protocol Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

24th Meeting

03 November

1. Links with and support for Ukrainian culture
Show witnesses
• Tetyana Filevska
  Creative Director
  Ukrainian Institute
• David Codling
  Ukraine UK Season Director
  British Council
• Daria Bondarenko
  International Project Manager
  Freedom Ballet of Ukraine
• George Findlater
  Head of Community and Economic Development
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Anna Bubnova
  Head of Arts
  British Council
• Professor Jeffrey Sharkey
  Principal
  Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

23rd Meeting

27 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Northern Ireland Protocol Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Professor Catherine Barnard
  Deputy Director
  UK in a Changing Europe
• Dr Ruth Fox
  Director
  Hansard Society
• Sir Jonathan Jones KC
  Senior Consultant
  Linklaters LLP
• Dr Oliver Garner
  Research Fellow
  Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
and then from:
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Frank Strang
  Deputy Director of EU Relations
  Scottish Government
• Chris Nicholson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Tom Holm
  EU Negotiation Strategy Adviser
  Scottish Government
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (Draft Report)

22nd Meeting

06 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Cllr Steven Heddle
  Vice President
  COSLA
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director of Finance
  Glasgow City Council (on behalf of Directors of Finance Section)
and then from:
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Lisa Baird
  Deputy Director, Culture and Historic Environments
  Scottish Government
3. Work programme

21st Meeting

29 September

1. BBC Annual Report and Accounts
Show witnesses
• Steve Carson
  Director
  BBC Scotland
• Rhodri Talfan Davies
  Director of Nations
  BBC
• Louise Thornton
  Head of Commissioning
  BBC Scotland
2. Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Sir John Leighton
  Director-General
  National Galleries of Scotland
• Lucy Casot
  Chief Executive Officer
  Museums Galleries Scotland
• Alex Paterson
  Chief Executive
  Historic Environment Scotland

20th Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Jim Hollington
  Chief Executive
  Dance Base Scotland
• David Avery
  Negotiations Officer
  Prospect
• Kirsty Cumming
  Chief Executive
  Community Leisure UK
• Julia Amour
  Director
  Festivals Edinburgh
• Janet Archer
  Chief Executive
  Edinburgh Printmakers (on behalf of Scotland's Workshops)
3. Scotland's Census
Show witnesses
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Paul Lowe
  Registrar General
  National Records of Scotland
• Peter Whitehouse
  Director of Statistical Services
  National Records of Scotland
• Penelope Cooper
  Director of Culture and Major Events
  Scottish Government
4. Consideration of evidence

19th Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's Census
Show witnesses
• Professor Sir Ian Diamond
  National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority
• Professor David Martin
  Professor of Geography at the University of Southampton and Deputy Director of the UK Data Service
3. Impact of Brexit on Devolution (Draft Report) (in private)

18th Meeting

30 June

1. Implementation of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
Show witnesses
• Stuart Anderson
  Head of Public Affairs
  Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Dr Lisa Claire Whitten
  Research Fellow, Post-Brexit Governance NI
  Queen’s University Belfast
• Declan Billington
  Chief Executive
  John Thompson and Sons Ltd
2. Retained EU Law
Show witnesses
• Professor Kenneth Armstrong
  Professor of European Law
  University of Cambridge
• Michael Clancy OBE
  Director of Law Reform
  Law Society of Scotland
• Dr Tom West
  Researcher
  Hansard Society
• Dr Emily Hancox
  Lecturer in Law
  University of Bristol School of Law
• Kirsty Hood QC
  Faculty of Advocates

17th Meeting

23 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Channel 4
Show witnesses
• John McVay
  Chief Executive Officer
  Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television
• Nicole Kleeman
  Managing Director
  Firecrest Films
• David Smith
  Director of Screen
  Screen Scotland
and then from:
• Alex Mahon
  Chief Executive
  Channel 4
• Jo Street
  Head of Daytime and Features, and Head of Glasgow Hub
  Channel 4
• Emily Davidson
  Head of Policy and Public Affairs
  Channel 4
3. Scotland's Census
Show witnesses
• Paul Lowe
  Registrar General and Chief Executive
  National Records of Scotland
• Peter Whitehouse
  Director of Statistical Services
  National Records of Scotland
• Anne Slater
  Director of Operations and Deputy Registrar General
  National Records of Scotland
4. Work programme

16th Meeting

16 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Crisis in Ukraine
Show witnesses
• Yevhen Mankovskyi
  Consul General
  Ukrainian Consulate in Edinburgh
and then from:
• Neil Gray
  Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine
  Scottish Government
• Will Tyler-Greig
  Interim Deputy Director, Ukraine Resettlement
  Scottish Government
• Joanna Keating
  Head of International Development
  Scottish Government
3. Crisis in Ukraine

15th Meeting

09 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
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• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Kirsty Whyte
  Team Leader, Resource Spending Review
  Scottish Government
• Penelope Cooper
  Director of Culture and Major Events
  Scottish Government
3. Intergovernmental Relations
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• Jess Sargeant
  Senior Researcher
  Institute for Government
• Dr Paul Anderson
  Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics
  Liverpool John Moores University
• Dr Coree Brown Swan
  Lecturer in Comparative Politics
  Queen’s University Belfast
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

26 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Implementation of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement
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• Dr Fabian Zuleeg
  Chief Executive and Chief Economist
  European Policy Centre
• Professor Catherine Barnard
  Deputy Director
  UK in a Changing Europe
• Professor Elaine Fahey
  Jean Monnet Chair in Law and Transatlantic Relations
  City, University of London
• Professor Christina Eckes
  Professor of European Law
  University of Amsterdam
• Professor Ian Forrester
  Honorary Professor of European Law
  University of Glasgow
3. Continuity Act
4. Annual report

13th Meeting

19 May

1. Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
2. Legislative Consent after Brexit
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• Professor Nicola McEwen
  Professor of Territorial Politics
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Stephen Tierney
  Professor of Constitutional Theory
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Aileen McHarg
  Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
  Durham University
• Akash Paun
  Senior Fellow
  Institute for Government
• Michael Clancy
  Director Law Reform
  Law Society of Scotland
• Professor Alan Page
  Emeritus Professor of Public Law
  University of Dundee

12th Meeting

21 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Crisis in Ukraine
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• Pat Togher
  Assistant Chief Officer, Public Protection and Complex Needs
  Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
• Elaine Ritchie
  Senior Service Manager
  Perth & Kinross Council
• Hazel Chisholm
  Housing Policy Officer
  Highland Council
• Gayle Findlay
  Policy Manager
  COSLA
3. The Crisis in Ukraine

11th Meeting

31 March

1. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review (in private)
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

24 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Crisis in Ukraine
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• Graham O'Neill
  Policy Manager
  Scottish Refugee Council
• Andy Sirel
  Legal Director & Partner
  JustRight Scotland
• Marie Hayes
  Scotland Director
  British Red Cross
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• Neil Gray
  Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
  Scottish Government
• Alison Byrne
  Director for Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights (Interim)
  Scottish Government

9th Meeting

17 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
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• Kirsty Cumming
  Chief Executive
  Community Leisure UK
• Duncan Dornan
  Head of Museums and Collections
  Glasgow Life
• Carol Calder
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
3. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Humza Yousaf
  Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Penelope Cooper
  Director of Culture, Major Events and Covid Co-ordination
  Scottish Government
• Erica Hawes
  Wellbeing Team Leader, Wellbeing and Prevention Unit
  Scottish Government
• Rebecca Crook
  Finance Business Partner, Health Finance
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme

8th Meeting

10 March

1. The Crisis in Ukraine
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• Jane Salmonson
  Chair, Humanitarian Emergency Fund
  Disasters Emergency Committee
• Sue Inglish
  Chair of the Board of Trustees
  Disasters Emergency Committee
• Madara Hettiarachchi
  Director of Programmes and Accountability
  Disasters Emergency Committee
2. The Crisis in Ukraine
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Alison Byrne
  Director for Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights (Interim)
  Scottish Government
• Joanna Keating
  Head of International Development
  Scottish Government

7th Meeting

03 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
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• Sarah Cameron
  Development Manager
  Social Enterprise Network Scotland
3. Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

6th Meeting

24 February

1. UK in a Changing Europe regulatory divergence tracker
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• Professor Anand Menon
  Director
  UK in a Changing Europe
• Joël Reland
  Researcher
  UK in a Changing Europe
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
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• Diana Murray
  Fellow
  Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Robbie McGhee
  Chair
  Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland

5th Meeting

10 February

1. UK Internal Market Inquiry (in private)

4th Meeting

03 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• Professor Andrea Nolan
  International Committee convener and Principal of Edinburgh Napier University
  Universities Scotland
• James Hampson
  Director, UK Region and External Affairs
  British Council
3. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Frank Strang
  Deputy Director of EU Relations
  Scottish Government
• John Primrose
  Deputy Director of International Relations
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme

3rd Meeting

27 January

1. UK Internal Market Inquiry
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Donald Cameron
  Deputy Director, Constitution and UK Relations Division
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government

2nd Meeting

20 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Scott Wightman
  Director for External Affairs
  Scottish Government
• Bettina Sizeland
  Deputy Director of Culture and Historic Environment Division
  Scottish Government
2. Decision on taking business in private

1st Meeting

13 January

1. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• Mark Majewsky Anderson
  Director of Research and Innovation
  Glasgow Caledonian University
• David Hope-Jones OBE
  Chief Executive
  Scotland Malawi Partnership
• Lewis Ryder-Jones
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scotland's International Development Alliance
2. UK Internal Market
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• Rachel Merelie
  Senior Director
  Office for the Internal Market
• Sheila Scobie
  Director
  Office for the Internal Market
• Jonathan Scott
  Non-Executive Director and Chair
  Competition and Markets Authority

This is all meetings of Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

14th Meeting

16 December

1. UK Internal Market
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• Jonnie Hall
  Director of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• Martin Johnson
  EU Director, Brussels Office
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alexandra Stein
  Head of Berlin office
  Scottish Government
• John Webster
  Head of London Office
  Scottish Government

13th Meeting

09 December

1. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• Anthony Salamone
  Managing Director
  European Merchants
• Dr Fabian Zuleeg
  Chief Executive and Chief Economist
  European Policy Centre
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• David McAllister MEP
  Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee
  European Parliament

12th Meeting

02 December

1. UK Internal Market
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• Seamus Leheny
  Northern Ireland Policy Manager
  Logistics UK
• Billy Melo Araujo
  Senior Lecturer, School of Law
  Queen’s University Belfast
2. UK Internal Market
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• Professor Jo Hunt
  Professor in Law
  Cardiff University
• Professor Nicola McEwen
  Senior Fellow of the UK in a Changing Europe
• Professor Stephen Weatherill
  Emeritus Jacques Delors Professor of European Law
  University of Oxford

11th Meeting

25 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
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• Dr Kirsty Hughes
  Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
• Dr Adam Marks
  International Policy Executive
  Law Society of Scotland
• Professor Murray Pittock
  Co-chair of Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA)
  University of Glasgow
3. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report

10th Meeting

18 November

1. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report
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• Professor Kenneth Armstrong
  Professor of European Law
  University of Cambridge
• Mhairi Snowden
  Director
  Human Rights Consortium Scotland
2. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• George Macpherson
  Head of Policy and Alignment
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine Walkinshaw
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government

9th Meeting

11 November

1. UK Internal Market Inquiry
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• Alison Douglas
  Chief Executive
  Alcohol Focus Scotland
• David Thomson
  Chief Executive
  Food & Drink Federation Scotland
• Vhairi Tollan
  Advocacy Manager
  Scottish Environment LINK
2. UK Internal Market Inquiry
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• Michael Clancy
  Director Law Reform
  Law Society of Scotland
• Jess Sargeant
  Senior Researcher
  Institute for Government
3. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

28 October

1. Pre-budget scrutiny: culture sector funding (in private)

7th Meeting

07 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny: culture sector funding
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• David Seers
  Head of Sponsorship and Funding
  Scottish Government
• Bettina Sizeland
  Deputy Director for Culture and Major Events
  Scottish Government
3. Work programme

6th Meeting

30 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Climate Justice
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• Jamie Livingstone
  Head of
  Oxfam Scotland
• Carolyn Sawers
  Acting Chief Executive
  Corra Foundation
• Chris Hegarty
   Senior Adviser
  Christian Aid Scotland
4. Climate Justice
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• Professor Tahseen Jafry
  Director
  Caledonian University Centre for Climate Justice
• Muthi Nhlema
  Director
  Baseflow Ltd
• Dr Geraldine Hill
  Advocacy Manager
  Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF)
5. Evidence Session

5th Meeting

23 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
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• Fiona Sturgeon Shea
  Chief Executive Officer
  Federation of Scottish Theatre
• Alison Reeves
  Scotland Manager
  Making Music
• Lucy Casot
  Chief Executive Officer
  Museums Galleries Scotland
• John McVay
  Chief Executive Officer
  Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
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• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Isabel Davis
  Executive Director
  Screen Scotland
4. Evidence Session

4th Meeting

16 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
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• Clara Cullen
  Venue support Manager
  Music Venue Trust
• Fiona Campbell
  Convener
  Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland
• Mike Jones
  Managing Director
  The Stand Comedy Club
• Matt Baker
  Orchestrator
  The Stove Network

3rd Meeting

09 September

1. Work programme
2. BBC annual report and accounts
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• Leigh Tavaziva
  Chief Operating Officer
  BBC
• Steve Carson
  Director
  BBC Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
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• Paul McManus
  Negotiation officer Scotland
  BECTU
• Barry Dallman
  Acting Regional Organiser, Scotland and Northern Ireland Region
  Musicians' Union
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

02 September

1. Scottish Government update
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• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Donald Cameron
  Deputy Director, Constitution and UK Relations Division
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme
3. Decision on taking business in private

1st Meeting

23 June