Question reference: S6W-22353
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 23 October 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to (a) third sector, (b) private and (c) tertiary educational facilities to include provision for (i) Scots and (ii) Gaelic language materials.
Answer
The Scottish Government provides £29m support across a range of Gaelic and Scots organisations, whose activities include the provision of Scots and Gaelic language materials but is not all they do. For Scots, grant funding is provided to the following organisations: Association of Scottish Literary Studies, Scottish Book Trust, Scots Hoose, Scots Radio, Scots Language Centre, Dictionaries of the Scots Language, Yaldi Books and the Doric Board. For Gaelic, grant funding is provided to Storlann, Bòrd na Gidhlig, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Local Authorities, E-sgoil, Tobar an Dualchais, Keep Scotland Beautiful, University of Edinburgh, and MG Alba for Speak Gaelic and Film G.