Cross-Party Group on Independent Convenience Stores The Scottish Parliament, Committee Room 3 th 6pm, Tuesday 14 November 2023 Minute Present MSPs Gordon MacDonald MSP (Convener) Daniel Johnson MSP (Deputy Convener) John Mason MSP Murdo Fraser MSP Invited Guests Anand Cheema (speaker), Costcutter David Mackenzie (speaker), SCOTSS Denis Kerr (speaker), HMRC Professor Leigh Sparks (speaker), University of Stirling (joined online) James Harper, One-O-One Retail Jamie Sanders, JTI Paul Stockhall, Capital Council Rosemary Doherty, HMRC Rupert Lewis, TMA Seonag Mackinnon, Federation of Independent Retailers Non-MSP Group Members Luke McGarty (CPG Secretary), Scottish Grocers’ Federation Aidan Smith, Scottish Grocers’ Federation Barry Forbes, Booker Colin Smith, Scottish Wholesale Association Dennis Williams, Broadway Convenience Store Jamie Buchanan, Scottish Grocers’ Federation (Go Local Programme) Jamie Mackie, Scottish Grocers’ Federation Jayne Swanson, Scottish Wholesale Association Martin Devlin, PGMA Apologies The Convener noted that apologies had been received from Maurice Golden MSP, Jackie Baillie MSP, and Foysol Choudhury MSP.