Cross-Party Group on Scotch Whisky th 7 December 2023, 13:00-14:00, via Teams Minute Present MSPs Murdo Fraser MSP Rhoda Grant MSP Emma Harper MSP Gordon MacDonald MSP (Chairing) Colin Smyth MSP Non-MSP Group Members Blair Bowman (Whisky Consultant) Susanne Cameron-Nielsen (Scotch Whisky Association – Secretariat) James Dodd (Stolt Tank Containers UK) Karen Freel (Perspectiva Consultants) Annie Hill (The International Centre for Brewing & Distilling) Michael Taylor Speakers: Adam Carson (Diageo) Ronald Daalmans (Chivas Brothers) Alistair Longwell (Beam Suntory) Lynne McEwan (Bruichladdich) Ruth Piggin (Scotch Whisky Association) Also in attendance: Dr Oke Adekunle, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Leeds Beckett University India Armstrong (Scotch Whisky Association) Apologies Jackie Baillie MSP Agenda item 1 Welcome, introduction and apologies Gordon MacDonald MSP welcomed members and noted apologies from Jackie Baillie MSP. 1 Agenda item 2 th The minutes of previous meeting and AGM on 28 September 2023 were approved.