1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26:

The Committee took evidence from—

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 and Alastair Evans,Director of Strategy and Planning, Creative Scotland .