Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Scottish Government Resource Spending Review
Background
The Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review Framework (RSRF) is a ‘consultative framework document’ to support a spending review. The purpose of such a review is to set out spending plans for the remainder of the parliamentary term (to cover from 2023-24 to 2026-27). The document, published alongside the Scottish Budget and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy on 9 December 2021, says that the Government’s approach to the spending review will be:
Outcome-focused
Evidence-informed; and
Consultative.
This is the first review since 2011 and it was previously agreed to set out a framework when proceeding with a spending review. The consultation on the framework will run until 27 March 2022.
The Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny report, published on 1 November 2021, focused on the funding of culture. For this Inquiry, the Committee is seeking evidence from a selection of those witnesses who either contributed to the pre-budget scrutiny or might have experience of the mainstreaming of culture, particularly but not exclusively in the sphere of health and wellbeing
Written evidence
The Committee received written submissions from the following organisations:
- Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland
- Community Leisure UK
- COSLA
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Social Enterprise Network Scotland
- Social Enterprise Network Scotland's follow up on Preventative Agenda
Report
The Committee submitted its report as a response to the Scottish Government’s public consultation on its resource spending review framework (RSRF).
Read the Letter (Sent on 31 March 2022) (, ) posted 02 March 2023
posted 31 March 2022Scottish Government responded to this letter on 8 June 2022.
Read the letter (, ) posted 03 March 2023
. posted 08 June 2022Oral Evidence
After the publication of the report
9 June 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Scottish Government
Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Scottish Government
Kirsty Whyte, Team Leader, Resource Spending Review, Scottish Government
Penelope Cooper, Director of Culture and Major Events, Scottish Government
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 9 June 2022
Investing in Scotland’s Future: Resource Spending Review Framework (, ) (, ) posted 03 March 2023
Before the publication of the report
17 March 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Panel 1
Kirsty Cumming, Chief Executive Officer, Community Leisure UK
Duncan Dornan, Head of Museums and Collections, Glasgow Life
Carol Calder, Interim Audit Director, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland
Panel 2
Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Scottish Government
Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government
Penelope Cooper, Director of Culture, Major Events and Covid Co-ordination, Scottish Government
Erica Hawes, Wellbeing Team Leader, Wellbeing and Prevention Unit, Scottish Government
Rebecca Crook, Finance Business Partner, Health Finance, Scottish Government
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 17 March 2022
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of the meeting on 17 March 2022
3 March 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Sarah Cameron, Development Manager, Social Enterprise Network Scotland
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 3 March 2022
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of meeting on 3 March 2022
24 February 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Diana Murray, Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robbie McGhee, Chair, Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 24 February 2022
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Correspondence
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