Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- the Scottish Government’s EU and international policy
- the constitution including policy on the UK’s exit from the EU
- culture, including the creative industries
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact James Johnston, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5971 Find out about call charges.
Email: [email protected]
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Members
Members of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Current Members
Clare Adamson
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)
Alexander Stewart
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Neil Bibby
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Keith Brown
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency)
Meghan Gallacher
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Mark Ruskell
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Substitute Members
Foysol Choudhury
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Pam Gosal
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Ross Greer
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Kevin Stewart
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen Central (Constituency)
Committee work
Current
Previous
Budget Scrutiny 2022-23: Funding for Culture
Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: Funding for Culture
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25: Funding for Culture
Channel 4
Climate Justice Fund
Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill
Culture in Communities
Impact of the digital first agenda on broadcasting in Scotland
Inquiry into Scotland's Census
Inquiry into the Scottish Government's international work
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Post EU constitutional issues
Scotland's International Network Annual Report
Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
SFRS Investigation Report and the Glasgow School of Art
The UK Internal Market
The Windsor Framework (formerly the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
UEFA European Football Championship (EURO 2028)
Letter from the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, Kaukab Stewart MSP in relation to UEFA European Football Championship Euro 2028, 2 May 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in relation to the Scottish Parliament's EU Law Tracker, 1 May 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Creative Scotland Funding - Project Rein
Response from Iain Munro, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland in relation to the Committee's letter of 25 March 2024 in relation to Creative Scotland Funding Project Rein, 16 April 2024.
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, May 2, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Deputy Convener, Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Meeting date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
National Outcomes
Meeting date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, BBC Annual Report, Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Meeting date: Thursday, January 11, 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Reports
Committee reports
Remit
To consider and report on the following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—
(a) the Scottish Government’s EU and external affairs policy;
(b) policy in relation to the UK’s exit from the EU;
(c) the international activities of the Scottish Administration, including international development; and
(d) any other matter falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and any matter relating to inter-governmental relations within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.
(e) matters falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Independence.