Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Minutes: 23 May 2024
Thursday, 23 May 2024
13th Meeting, 2024
Start time: 09:04am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Published: Thursday, 23 May 2024
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2. Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inquiry:
The Committee took evidence from—
Mike Buckley, Director, Independent Commission on UK EU Relations;
Peter Holmes, Emeritus Fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory, The University of Sussex;
David Hamilton, Student in Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance, University of Edinburgh.
3. Post Brexit Scrutiny Issues:
The Committee considered and agreed the response to the Cabinet Secretary on the work of the Scottish Parliament-Scottish Government Officials' Joint Working Group.
4. Annual report:
The Committee considered and agreed the draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.