Question reference: S6W-18101
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timeline for its proposed Scottish Languages Bill, including an estimated date for its introduction to Parliament.
Answer
The Scottish Government carried out a consultation on the Future of Gaelic and Scots from August to December 2022 and these responses will help shape any future legislation. The responses have been independently analysed and it is hope that these will be published by the Scottish Government on 7 June.
A decision on the timing of the Bill’s introduction to Parliament will be taken by Cabinet in the context of setting the content of future legislative programmes.