Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 September 2025
17 Sep 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums Steering Group
Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business
First, I apologise to the chamber that I have to leave midway through portfolio questions, as I previously indicated to the Presiding Officer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the empire, slavery and Scotland’s museums steering group and its work to consider Scotland’s involvement in empire, colonialism and historic slavery and how this can be addressed using museum collections and museum spaces, including the potential for a stand-alone slavery or human rights museum. (S6O-04930)
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