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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Agenda: 15 January 2026

Thursday, 15 January 2026

2nd Meeting, 2026

Start time: 08:30am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Scottish Broadcasting
  2. STV News consultation and Scottish Broadcasting inquiry

Agenda published: Thursday, 29 January 2026 10:36am

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1. Scottish Broadcasting

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • David Smith
    Director of Screen
    Screen Scotland

  • Paul McManus
    Scotland Negotiations Officer
    BECTU

  • Emily Oyama
    Director of Policy
    Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television

Papers for this item:

Paper 1 - Scottish Broadcasting (622KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2026

2. STV News consultation and Scottish Broadcasting inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Cristina Nicolotti Squires
    Group Director, Broadcasting and Media Group
    Ofcom

  • Glenn Preston
    Director, Scotland
    Ofcom

  • Stefan Webster
    Regulatory Affairs Manager
    Ofcom

Papers for this item:

Paper 2 - STV News consultation and Scottish Broadcasting inquiry (809KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2026

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