Minutes: 11 January 2024

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25:

The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format from—

Lori Anderson, Director, Culture Counts;

Francesca Hegyi OBE, Chief Executive, Edinburgh International Festival;

Fiona Sturgeon Shea, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Scottish Theatre;

Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society;

Anne Lyden, Director-General, National Galleries of Scotland;

Simon Hunt, Director of Finance, Scottish Opera;

Leonie Bell, Director, V&A Dundee;

Sam Dunkley, Acting Regional Organiser, Musicians' Union;

and then from—

Iain Munro, Chief Executive and Alastair Evans, Director of Strategy and Planning, Creative Scotland .