Cross-Party Group on Towns and Town Centres th Monday 20 September, 11:00-11:30 Minute Present MSPs Neil Bibby MSP (Lab) Siobhian Brown MSP (SNP) Stephanie Callaghan (SNP) Willie Coffey MSP (SNP) Fiona Hyslop MSP (SNP) Douglas Lumsden MSP (Con) Gillian Martin MSP (SNP) Marie McNair MSP (SNP) Evelyn Tweed MSP (SNP) Invited guests Elaine Bone, Scotland’s Towns Partnership Alison Jones, Scotland’s Towns Partnership Phil Prentice, Scotland’s Towns Partnership Non-MSP Group Members Apologies Katy Clarke MSP (Lab) Meghan Gallacher MSP (Con) Welcome Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) Chief Officer, Phil Prentice, welcomed MSP members, highlighting that this group had always been one of the best attended and positive groups.