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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
That is another example of the screen industry’s success in Scotland at the moment. The fact that it all requires carpenters, builders and electricians, however, places a squeeze on the sector.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
As soon as you started talking about volunteers, I reflected on our visit to Orkney, where the message was that everybody wears 10 hats. There was volunteer fatigue and issues with capacity, because it tended to fall on the same people over and over again.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
Caroline Warburton, do you want to come in on that?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
We will move online to Caroline Warburton.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
It is a chicken and egg scenario. Which comes first?
I do not want to stop the discussion on this line of thought, but I want to say that we had a showcase outside the Parliament in which apprentices demonstrated slatework and stonework. Many of my colleagues will have been at that. It was interesting and wonderful to meet so many of the passionate apprentices in those areas.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
Can you hear us, Caroline? We have probably lost you for the remainder of our time—I am sorry about that. If you want to give the committee feedback in writing on Ms Forbes’s question, that would be really helpful.
Does anyone else want to come in on that question?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
I think that Caroline Warburton’s sound might be working again. Perhaps she would like to pick up on the points that were discussed earlier.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
I will just add a supplementary before I bring in people to answer. Our predecessor committee had tourism as part of its remit. We do not have that now, but we still have major events, which fall under the cabinet secretary’s remit, and we also have the Scottish Government’s diaspora strategy, which has been talked about in terms of reach. Could we hear a little about how people are looking to that strategy? I know that the session is on the historic environment strategy, but how are those things being linked up?
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
I bring in Mark Ruskell. I am sorry—I forgot who was next.
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting date: 23 November 2023
Clare Adamson
Both Carolines would like to comment. We will go first to Caroline Clark, who is in the room.