Cross-Party Group on Beer and Pubs th Monday 16 December 2024 Minute Present MSPs Craig Hoy MSP (Convener) Sam Bracken – Office of Murdo Fraser MSP Finlay Carson MSP Sharon Dowey MSP Maurice Golden MSP Henry Johnston-Smith (Office of Craig Hoy MSP) Liam Kerr MSP Eloise Richmond – Office of Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP Graham Simpson MSP Invited guests Jeremy Scorer (HIT Training) Robert Pearce (HIT Training) Non-MSP Group Members Andrew Lawrence (Scottish Beer and Pub Association/Molson Coors) Stephen Montgomery (Scottish Hospitality Group) Colin Smith (Scottish Wholesale Association) Anne Toms (Budweiser Brewing Group) Luke Tremiett (Greene King) Colin Wilkinson (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) Tori Wood Secretariat: Rita King (All Party Parliamentary Beer Group) Katie Mackie (Office of Craig Hoy MSP) Barry Watts (SIBA) Apologies Paul Sweeney MSP Michael Marra MSP 1 Jon Dale (Punch Pubs) Paul Edgeworth (CAMRA – Secretariat) George Kyle (C&C Group) Agenda item 1 Scottish CPG on Beer and Pubs Inquiry – What Does ‘Brand Scotland’ Mean for the Scottish Beer and Pub Sector?