1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

The Committee will decide whether its consideration of the following items should be taken in private at its next meeting:

• Consideration of a draft letter on pre-budget scrutiny;
• Consideration of an approach paper for a Screen Scotland inquiry;
• Consideration of a draft response to the Senedd's Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee inquiry into its inter-institutional relations agreement;
• Consideration of its approach to devolution oversight and an initial draft oversight report.

2. Pre-Budget scrutiny – evidence

The Committee will take evidence as part of its scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2027-28 from—

• Iain Munro
  Chief Executive
  Creative Scotland
• Alastair Evans
  Director of Strategy
  Creative Scotland
• Martin McGoldrick
  Chief Operating Officer 
  Creative Scotland

and then from:

• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Jamie MacDougall
  Deputy Director, Culture and Historic Environment
  Scottish Government

3. Pre-Budget scrutiny – evidence review

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Pre-Budget scrutiny – letter recommendations

The Committee will consider recommendations to include in its letter on its culture scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2027-28.

5. Pre-Budget scrutiny – letter

The Committee will consider draft letters on its international development and external affairs scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2027-28.