Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting Minutes
20th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 08:46
- Meeting closed at: 11:18
- Published: Thursday, September 22, 2022 01:49pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Clare Adamson (Convener)
- Donald Cameron (Deputy Convener)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Sarah Boyack (Member)
- Jenni Minto (Member)
- Mark Ruskell (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
2 Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format from—
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:
The Committee will took evidence from—
Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture;
Penelope Cooper, Director of Culture and Major Events, Scottish Government;
Paul Lowe, Registrar General and
Peter Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, National Records of Scotland.
4 Consideration of evidence (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard on Scotland's Census.