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Chamber and committees

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee


Agenda: 16 January 2025

Thursday, 16 January 2025

2nd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 08:45am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  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)

Agenda published: Thursday, 16 January 2025 12:19pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 and an item at next week's meeting on consideration of a draft letter to the Scottish Government on Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 in private.


2. Budget Scrutiny 2025/26

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Angus Robertson
    Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
    Scottish Government
  • Shona Riach
    Director for External Affairs and Culture
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


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

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • 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

Papers for this item:


4. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 2 and 3.