Cross-Party Group on Sport th 5 March 2025, 1pm-2pm Minute Present MSPs Liz Smith MSP Maree Todd MSP Brian Whittle MSP Tess White MSP Non-MSP Group Members Adam Szymoszowskyj, Scottish Sports Futures Fraser Calderwood, Active Dundee Gavin MacLeod, Scottish Disability Sport Gavin McWhinnie, Office of Liz Smith MSP Gregor Muir, SSA Jennifer Love, Active Scotland Kieran Chand, sportscotland Kim Atkinson, SSA Kirsty Cumming, Community Leisure UK Liz Corbett, Parkrun Penny Hendrick, DR Inclusive Fitness and Wellbeing Apologies Claire Drummond, Cricket Scotland Dale Roberts, DR Inclusive Fitness Daniel Bisland, Scottish FA David Stewart, Fedcap Scotland Dougie Millen, Scottish Sports Futures Forbes Dunlop, sportscotland Gary Grieve, Scottish ClubSport Isabelle Michelson, LTA Isla Sneddon Jane Campbell Morrison Jane Harvey, Scottish Powerchair Football Joan O'Sullivan, Swimtime UKLtd. & Skilltime Training Academy Jon Doig, Commonwealth Games Scotland 1 Judith McCleary, JudoScotland Kirsty McNab, Scottish Sports Futures Krishna Kaur, Cricket Scotland Liza Linton, RYA Scotland Lucy Preston, Cricket Scotland Margarita Sweeney-Baird, Inclusive skating Maureen McGonigle, Scottish Women in Sport Penelope Ezady, DR Inclusive Fitness Rick Kenney, Individual/ClubSport Borders Steve Walsh, High Life Highland Stew Fowlie, Scottish Student Sport Stuart Brown, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Stuart Younie, Mountaineering Scotland Susan Robertson, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership for disabilities Susie Benson, CIMSPA Trudy Lindblade, Cricket Scotland Walter Macadam, Scottish Football Managers and Coaches Association Agenda item 1 Matters arising • Approval of minutes of 28th November 2024 meeting • Proposer, Liz Smith MSP • Seconder, Gavin Macleod, Scottish Disability Sport • Minutes approved Since the last meeting, the New Year UK Honours list was announced, with recipients from Scottish sport including: • Sammi Kinghorn MBE, awarded an OBE for services to Athletics • Duncan Scott MBE, awarded an OBE for services to Swimming • Stephen Clegg, awarded an MBE for services to Swimming • Finlay Graham, awarded an MBE for services to Cycling • Alan Hansen, lately broadcaster, awarded an MBE for services to Association Football and to Broadcasting • Sandra Hardacre, awarded an MBE for voluntary services to Athletics • Jenny Holl, awarded an MBE for services to Cycling • Nathan MacQueen, awarded an MBE for services to Archery • Stephen McGuire, awarded an MBE for services to Boccia and to Young People • Gail Munro, Stranraer Ice Rink manager, awarded an MBE for services to Curling • Stephen Neilson, British Handball chair, awarded an MBE for services to Handball • David Rickman, Executive Director, Governance and Chief of Staff, Royal and Ancient Golf Club, awarded an MBE for services to Golf 2 • David Christie, awarded a BEM for services to Cricket and to the community in Freuchie, Fife • Karen Kelly, Head Coach, Lanark Amateur Swimming Club, awarded a BEM for voluntary service • Alexander Macintosh, awarded a BEM for services to Nairn County Football Club • Dr Anne McArthur, Committee Member, Banffshire Branch, Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society awarded a BEM for services to Scottish Country Dancing and to the community in Portsoy, Banffshire Congratulations were given to all of the individuals recognised in this round.