Deputy First Minister comments on Stage 3 of Scottish Languages Bill

Ahead of Stage 3 of the Scottish Languages Bill tomorrow, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said:

“I am confident that this Bill will accelerate the growth of Gaelic and Scots by establishing both languages as official.

“The Bill, if passed by the Scottish Parliament, will also strengthen the rights of parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area, ensure that more qualifications are available in Gaelic and introduce targets on the number of people speaking and learning Gaelic.

“To support the growth of Scotland's indigenous languages, we are also providing an additional £5.7 million to promote Scots and Gaelic this year.”

Background

Information about measures of the Scottish Languages Bill is available online.

The latest version of the Bill is available online.