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Chamber and committees

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee


Agenda: 13 November 2025

Thursday, 13 November 2025

29th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:15am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

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

Agenda published: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 01:48pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Professor Adam Tomkins
    John Millar Professor of Public Law
    University of Glasgow
  • Professor Stephen Tierney
    Professor of Constitutional Theory
    University of Edinburgh
  • Professor Aileen McHarg
    Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
    Durham University

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

The Committee will consider its Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture report. 

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item