Cross-Party Group on Scotch Whisky nd 2 March 2023, via Teams, 13:00-14:00. Minute Present MSPs Murdo Fraser MSP Craig Hoy MSP Jenni Minto MSP Colin Smyth MSP Non-MSP Group Members Blair Bowman (Whisky Consultant) Susanne Cameron-Nielsen (Scotch Whisky Association – Secretariat) Karen Freel (Perspectiva Consultants) Fraser Grieve (Scotch Whisky Association) Annie Hill (International Centre for Brewing and Distilling) Orchid Liu (UK Chinese Times) John McCartney (GMB Scotland) Joseph Meaden (Portman Group) David Saer (Portman Group) Rory Steel (GMB Union) Michael Taylor Andy Williams (56 North) David Williamson (William Grant & Sons) Speakers: Alasdair Day (R&B Distillers) Matt Lambert (Portman Group) Douglas Meikle (Scotch Whisky Association) Susan Morrison (Scotch Whisky Experience) Matthew Wilson (Advertising Standards Authority) Apologies Rhoda Grant MSP Rachael Hamilton MSP Gordon MacDonald MSP 1 Agenda item 1 Welcome, introduction and apologies Murdo Fraser MSP welcomed members and noted the apologies formally received from Rhoda Grant MSP and Rachael Hamilton MSP (a note was shared after the meeting of Gordon MacDonald MSP’s apologies as he had other parliamentary business and was too late to join).