Education, Children and Young People Committee
Minutes: 01 May 2024
Wednesday, 01 May 2024
13th Meeting, 2024
Minutes
1. Scottish Languages Bill:
The Committee heard evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Claire Cullen, Head of Gaelic and Scots, Douglas Ansdell, Team Leader, Gaelic and Scots and Niall Bartlett, Policy Officer, Gaelic and Scots, Scottish Government;
Nico McKenzie-Juetten, Lawyer, School Education Division and Ninian Christie, Lawyer, Economy and Social Protection Division, Scottish Government Legal Directorate;
and then from—
Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, Gaelic Research Professor and Director of the UHI Language Sciences Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands;
Professor Wilson McLeod, Emeritus Professor of Gaelic, University of Edinburgh;
Dr Michael Dempster, Director, Scots Language Centre;
Professor Robert McColl Millar, Chair in Linguistics and Scottish Language, University of Aberdeen.
2. Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.