The Committee agreed to take a cumulative approach to budget scrutiny over Session 6, focusing on the culture spending portfolio.
The Committee will hear from individuals, groups and businesses operating within the culture sector. These views will help the Committee to make recommendations to the Scottish Government ahead of its Budget for 2025-26.
This inquiry followed on from the Committee’s previous work in relation to pre-budget scrutiny:
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2022-23
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2023-24
Pre-Budget scrutiny for 2024-25
The following organisations, some of whom also spoke to the Committee, provided written submissions
Culture Counts (36KB, pdf) posted 17 January 2025
Creative Scotland (790KB, pdf) posted 17 January 2025
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre (141KB, pdf) posted 12 February 2025
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society (701KB, pdf) posted 12 February 2025
Glasgow Life (725KB, pdf) posted 12 February 2025
Historic Environment Scotland (172KB, pdf) posted 07 January 2025
Museums Galleries Scotland (131KB, pdf) posted 12 February 2025
Musicians Union (65KB, pdf) posted 12 February 2025
National Galleries of Scotland (844KB, pdf) posted 17 January 2025
National Theatre of Scotland (790KB, pdf) posted 17 January 2025
V&A Dundee (138KB, pdf) posted 12 February 2025
The Committee ran a call for views in order to hear from individuals, groups and businesses operating within the culture sector ahead of the Budget for 2025-26.
The call for views closed on 9 August 2024.
The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary, Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture, 23 January 2025
Letter from Iain Munro, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland, 19 December 2024
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, 11 December 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, 10 September 2024