Minutes: 09 June 2022

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Scottish Government Resource Spending Review:

The Committee took evidence from—

Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy;

Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture;

Kirsty Whyte, Team Leader, Resource Spending Review;

Penelope Cooper, Director of Culture and Major Events, Scottish Government.

3. Intergovernmental Relations

The Committee took evidence from—

Jess Sargeant, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government;

Dr Paul Anderson, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, Liverpool John Moores University;

Dr Coree Brown Swan, Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Queen’s University Belfast.

4. Work programme:

The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.