Minutes: 23 September 2021

Thursday, 23 September 2021

5th Meeting, 2021

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 11:29am

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Published: Thursday, 23 September 2021

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding:

The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

Fiona Sturgeon Shea, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Scottish Theatre;

Alison Reeves, Scotland Manager, Making Music;

Lucy Casot, Chief Executive Officer , Museums Galleries Scotland;

John McVay, Chief Executive Officer, Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television.

Alasdair Allan referred to his register of interests in relation to being a member of a Gaelic Choir & Historic Ships.

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: culture sector funding:

The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

Isabel Davis, Executive Director , Screen Scotland;

Iain Munro, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland.

4. Consideration of evidence (in private)

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda items 2 and 3.