Cross-Party Group on Beer and Pubs th Monday 4 December 2023 @ 12.30 p.m. Minute Present MSPs Craig Hoy MSP (Convener), Finlay Carson MSP, Douglas Lumsden MSP Invited guests Abi Owens, Nothing PR Non-MSP Group Members Stephen Montgomery, Tsvetin Stefanov, Paul Tognieri, Anne Toms, Colin Wilkinson Apologies Paul Sweeney MSP (Deputy Convenor), Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP, David Saer, Leon Thompson Agenda item 1 th The Minutes of the AGM held on 16 January 2023 were proposed for approval by the Convenor and seconded by Paul Tognieri and Anne Toms Agenda item 2 PubAid – Presentation by Abi Owers, Nothing PR Abi Owers presented the new PubAid strategy and direction, which was being overseen by Nothing PR, who had been appointed in August.