Chamber and committees

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

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Meeting Agenda

4th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 6
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Thursday, September 10, 2026 03:04pm

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1 Declaration of interests

Heather Anderson will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

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2 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

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3 Update on Independent Review of Creative Scotland – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Iain Munro, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland

Isabel Davis, Executive Director of Screen Scotland, Creative Scotland

Alastair Evans, Director of Strategy, Creative Scotland

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Paper 1 - Update on Creative Scotland Review posted 10/09/2026 (Ref: EEAC/S7/26/4/1, 1MB, pdf)

Paper 2 - SPICe Briefing - Update on Creative Scotland Review posted 10/09/2026 (Ref: EEAC/S7/26/4/2, 192KB, pdf)

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4 Update on Independent Review of Creative Scotland – review of evidence

The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 3.

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5 Representation on External Bodies

The Committee will consider representation on the following external bodies:

• UK/EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA); 
• Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE) of the Council of Europe; 
• Committee of the Regions (CoR)-UK Contact Group; and, 
• Interparliamentary Forum.

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EEAC/S7/26/4/3(P) (Private Paper)

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