Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Pre-Budget 2023-24 Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence from— Iain Munro , Chief Executive, Creative Scotland; Cllr Steven Heddle, Vice President, COSLA; Martin Booth, Executive Director of Finance, Glasgow City Council (on behalf of Directors of Finance Section); and then from— Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Lisa Baird, Deputy Director, Culture and Historic Environments, Scottish Government. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.