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Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee


Agenda: 01 May 2024

Wednesday, 01 May 2024

13th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:00am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Scottish Languages Bill
  2. Evidence Session (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 26 April 2024 12:33pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Scottish Languages Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Douglas Ansdell
    Team Leader, Gaelic and Scots
    Scottish Government
  • Niall Bartlett
    Policy Officer, Gaelic and Scots
    Scottish Government
  • Claire Cullen
    Head of Gaelic and Scots
    Scottish Government
  • Ninian Christie
    Lawyer, Economy and Social Protection Division
    Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  • Nico McKenzie-Juetten
    Lawyer, School Education Division
    Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  • and then from:

  • Dr Michael Dempster
    Director
    Scots Language Centre
  • Professor Robert McColl Millar
    Chair in Linguistics and Scottish Language
    University of Aberdeen
  • Professor Wilson McLeod
    Emeritus Professor of Gaelic
    University of Edinburgh
  • Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin
    Gaelic Research Professor and Director of the UHI Language Sciences Institute
    University of the Highlands and Islands

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.