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Chamber and committees

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee


Minutes: 04 September 2025

Thursday, 04 September 2025

21st Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am
End time: 11:26am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Published: Friday, 05 September 2025

Minutes


1. Declaration of interests:

Jamie Halcro Johston MSP was invited to declare any relevant interests and indicated he had nothing to declare. 


2. Choice of Deputy Convener:

The Committee chose Jamie Halcro Johnston as its Deputy Convener. 


3. Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence from—

Neil Stewart, Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Sean Taheny, Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit and Kirsty Lauder, Solicitor, Legal Services, Scottish Parliament;

Meghan Gallacher MSP, Member in charge of the Bill.


4. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill(In Private):

The Committee considered the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill stage 1 draft report and agreed to consider a further draft at a future meeting. 


5. Work programme(In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to consider a further paper at a future meeting.


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