Chamber and committees

On that note, we have to draw the session to a close.

I thank the cabinet secretary and Penelope Cooper for their attendance.

Thank you very much, cabinet secretary. I will now move to questions from the committee and call Ms Forbes first. She has indicated that she has a number of questions, so if any member has a supplementary, I will bring them in at that point.

Under our next agenda item, we will take evidence as part of our pre-budget scrutiny of culture funding from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Angus Robertson. He is joined by Penelope Cooper, director of culture and major events at the Scottish Government. I welcome both of you and invite Mr Robertson to make a brief opening statement.

I echo your comments about the Culture Collective, which was a key contributor to our report on culture in communities. I fully support your comments in that regard.

I am conscious of time because we have another agenda item to get through this morning. We will have a final question from Mr Bibby.

I will ask a final question. [Interruption.] Excuse me. Mr Ruskell has questions first.

Will you be able to meet your ambitions for multiyear funding and the changes in the business model that you sought?

Can I just clarify? Are technicians—the people who support production—being lost to the screen sector?

Thank you for your opening remarks. This will be a round-table, free-flowing event. I know that members are already coming in, but I will go to questions from Mr Cameron first.

David Watt wants to come back in, but I am conscious that some people have not contributed. Does anyone else want to come in before a final thought?