Chamber and committees

Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Meeting Agenda

8th Meeting, 2026

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Session: 7
Location: Committee Room 6
Start time: 09:15am
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2026 02:55pm

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—

Witnesses

Iain Munro, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland

Alastair Evans, Director of Strategy, Creative Scotland

Martin McGoldrick, Chief Operating Officer , Creative Scotland

Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic, Scottish Government

Jamie MacDougall, Deputy Director, Culture and Historic Environment, Scottish Government

Paper 1 – Note by the Clerk– Pre-budget scrutiny posted 22/10/2026 (Ref: EEAC/S7/26/8/1, 112KB, pdf)

Paper 2 – SPICe Briefing – Pre-budget scrutiny posted 22/10/2026 (Ref: EEAC/S7/26/8/2, 923KB, pdf)

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.

EEAC/S7/26/8/3(P) (Private Paper)

EEAC/S7/26/8/4(P) (Private Paper)