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
2. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
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

32nd Meeting

04 December

1. Independent review of Creative Scotland
2. International Network Annual Report 2024-25
3. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

27 November

1. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
2. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

20 November

1. Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny
2. Work programme (in private)

29th Meeting

13 November

1. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry
2. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

06 November

1. Historic Environment Scotland
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
3. Sporting Events of National Interest
4. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

09 October

1. STV
2. Work programme (in private)

25th Meeting

02 October

1. Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny

24th Meeting

25 September

1. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture
2. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

18 September

1. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture
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

21st Meeting

04 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
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
3. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
4. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

19 June

1. UK-EU summit Feedback
2. Work programme (in private)

18th Meeting

29 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ofcom
3. BBC
4. Annual report (in private)

17th Meeting

22 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Gaza
3. Evidence Session (in private)

16th Meeting

15 May

1. BBC Scotland
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
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

11th Meeting

27 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review

10th Meeting

20 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Review of the UK EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
3. Evidence Session (In Private)

9th Meeting

13 March

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Part 2

8th Meeting

06 March

1. UK Internal Market Act 2020 - Consultation and Review

7th Meeting

27 February

1. Ukraine

6th Meeting

20 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Scottish Government’s Policy of EU Alignment
3. Evidence Session

5th Meeting

06 February

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

4th Meeting

30 January

1. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Part 2

3rd Meeting

23 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26 (in private)
2. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
3. BBC Annual Report

2nd Meeting

16 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26
3. Review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Inquiry: Part 2
4. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

09 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26

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
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
3. Evidence Session (in private)

26th Meeting

28 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Empire, Slavery & Scotland Museums
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
3. The Scottish Government’s Policy of EU Alignment – Annual Reports 2024
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

23rd Meeting

10 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Climate Justice
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

22nd Meeting

03 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

21st Meeting

26 September

1. National Outcomes (in private)

20th Meeting

19 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

19th Meeting

12 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

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
4. National Outcomes

16th Meeting

13 June

1. Work programme (in private)

15th Meeting

06 June

1. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry

14th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Creative Scotland funding for Rein
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
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
3. National Outcomes
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
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
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
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
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
4. Evidence Session (in private)

6th Meeting

07 March

1. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry

4th Meeting

01 February

1. National Outcomes

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. BBC Annual Report
3. Budget scrutiny 2024-25
4. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

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
3. National Outcomes
4. Evidence Sessions (in private)

34th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Historic Environment Strategy
3. Consideration of Evidence (in private)

33rd Meeting

30 November

1. Historic Environment Strategy
2. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

23 November

1. Historic Environment Strategy

31st Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Scottish Government’s Policy of EU Alignment – Annual Reports 2023
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Touring Artists
6. Evidence Session

30th Meeting

09 November

1. National Outcomes

29th Meeting

02 November

1. Gaza
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
3. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU? (in private)

26th Meeting

28 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

25th Meeting

21 September

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

22nd Meeting

29 June

1. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
2. Culture in Communities

21st Meeting

22 June

1. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

15 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Outcomes
3. Evidence Session

19th Meeting

08 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Culture in Communities
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
3. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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
3. Evidence Session (in private)

15th Meeting

11 May

1. Culture in Communities
2. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

04 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Culture in Communities

13th Meeting

27 April

1. Culture in Communities

12th Meeting

20 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Culture in Communities
4. Culture in Communities

11th Meeting

30 March

1. Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers
2. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

23 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
3. Evidence Session

9th Meeting

16 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?
3. Evidence Session

8th Meeting

09 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?

7th Meeting

02 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How is Devolution Changing post-EU
3. BBC: Impact of the Digital-first agenda
4. Consideration of Evidence

6th Meeting

23 February

1. BBC: Impact of the Digital-first Agenda
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

09 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Crisis in Ukraine
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
3. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

3rd Meeting

26 January

1. Crisis in Ukraine
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
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023/24
4. Evidence Session

1st Meeting

12 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023/24

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)

28th Meeting

01 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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)
3. Continuity Act (Draft Annual Report)

26th Meeting

17 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Continuity Act Draft Annual Report
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)
3. Northern Ireland Protocol Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

24th Meeting

03 November

1. Links with and support for Ukrainian culture

23rd Meeting

27 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Northern Ireland Protocol Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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
3. Work programme

21st Meeting

29 September

1. BBC Annual Report and Accounts
2. Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny

20th Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny
3. Scotland's Census
4. Consideration of evidence

19th Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's Census
3. Impact of Brexit on Devolution (Draft Report) (in private)

18th Meeting

30 June

1. Implementation of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
2. Retained EU Law

17th Meeting

23 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Channel 4
3. Scotland's Census
4. Work programme

16th Meeting

16 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Crisis in Ukraine
3. Crisis in Ukraine

15th Meeting

09 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
3. Intergovernmental Relations
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

26 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Implementation of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement
3. Continuity Act
4. Annual report

13th Meeting

19 May

1. Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
2. Legislative Consent after Brexit

12th Meeting

21 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Crisis in Ukraine
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

9th Meeting

17 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
3. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
4. Work programme

8th Meeting

10 March

1. The Crisis in Ukraine
2. The Crisis in Ukraine

7th Meeting

03 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
3. Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

6th Meeting

24 February

1. UK in a Changing Europe regulatory divergence tracker
2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review

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
3. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
4. Work programme

3rd Meeting

27 January

1. UK Internal Market Inquiry

2nd Meeting

20 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
2. Decision on taking business in private

1st Meeting

13 January

1. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
2. UK Internal Market

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
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work

13th Meeting

09 December

1. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work

12th Meeting

02 December

1. UK Internal Market
2. UK Internal Market

11th Meeting

25 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work
3. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report

10th Meeting

18 November

1. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report
2. Continuity Act - draft policy statement and draft annual report

9th Meeting

11 November

1. UK Internal Market Inquiry
2. UK Internal Market Inquiry
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
3. Work programme

6th Meeting

30 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Climate Justice
4. Climate Justice
5. Evidence Session

5th Meeting

23 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
4. Evidence Session

4th Meeting

16 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding

3rd Meeting

09 September

1. Work programme
2. BBC annual report and accounts
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

02 September

1. Scottish Government update
2. Work programme
3. Decision on taking business in private

1st Meeting

23 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener and Legacy paper