 mae eryddwg yn ymweld i gaelio allu eu dderfyniadol hwnna i gaelio. Passfyniadol wrth gwrs mae'r ddiogel yma. Rydw i'n credu fel oedd yn eu niw ffordd i chi, mynd i chi'n meddwl i chi eisiau sefyllfa i ddiogelio i gaelio i chi arfalddiadau eu gwarthu i chi? Os os ymgymell yn y nifer o'rgylchiau Clyr Baker, arfodd i chi arfodd i chi i'ch gwrs Willy Rennie Fawls. Ieithi'r gwaith, rydw i'r nifer o'r nifer o'r mwy ym 13404.4 yn ymglwll Clyr yng Ngheil rhoi ar gyfer yn Gweithgrifedd Yn Mhwylfaeth Hysl Berddanol. Ard weld hynny? Y Llywyddyn ni'n meddwl i'r gwleidio'n gweithio, hwn i chi ymwyaf i nesaf y castel, yn nhw. Rwyf couldaidd wrth gwrs y gwrs ar gyfer yn Gweithgrifedd Yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth Yn Mhwylfaeth y nesaf. is-as-Follows—Y-yes, 38— no, 60—' There were 19 abstentions. The amendment is therefore not agreed to. Will Hyr passengers agree to make that amendment. Amendment 13404.2 in the name of Alex Johnson which seeks to amend motion number 13404 in the of the on a hislip on the EU referendum be agreed to are we all agreed? Parliant's not agreed we move to vote members should cast votes now the result of the vote on amendment number 13404.2 in the name of Alex Johnson is as follows yes 14 no 104 there were no abstentions the amendment is therefore not agreed to so the next question is amendment number 13404.1 in the name of Willie Rennie which seeks to amend motion number 13404 in the name of Fiona Hyslop on the EU referendum be agreed to are we all agreed? Parliant's not agreed we move to vote members should cast votes now the result of the vote on amendment number 13404.1 in the name of Willie Rennie is as follows yes 50 no 64 there were four abstentions the amendment is therefore not agreed to the next question is that motion number 13404 in the name of Fiona Hyslop on the EU referendum be agreed to are we all agreed? Parliant's not agreed we move to vote members should cast votes now the result of the vote on motion number 13404 in the name of Fiona Hyslop is as follows yes 60 no 18 there were 40 abstentions the motion is therefore agreed to the next question is that motion number 13384 in the name of Leah MacArthur on the appointment of a member of the standards commission for Scotland be agreed to are we all agreed? The motion is therefore agreed to that concludes decision time we now move to members business can members to leave the chamber do so quickly and quietly final item of business today is a member's business debate on motion number 1336 in the name of Angus MacDonald on the 10th anniversary of the Gallic Language Scotland Act 2005 this debate will be concluded where any questions being put and members will be aware that there is a Gallic translation service for this debate as previously intimated by the Presiding Officer headsets have been placed on desks and the service can be found on audio channel 2 member channel 2 with those members who wish to speak in the debate please press the request to speak but there's now or as soon as possible and Mr MacDonald if you are ready if you'd like to open the debate seven minutes or thereby please Moran Tang of agar Many thanks for describing officer I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead this debate in the debate chamber of the Parliament and I would like to thank those members who added their names to the motion to celebrate 10 years since the Gallic Language Act to enable this debate to go ahead today this debate is important as we need to ensure and as a government whatever the political parties belong to agaric continues to be spoken and used in Scotland and that we are planning for a secure future for Gallic and unfortunately our last turn back to English my excuse is the diamond county from Stornoway it is an accepted fact that the Gallic of Stornoway coals is not that good as I've just said hopefully this debate is important because we have to ensure as a parliament and a government of whatever political colour that Gallic continues to be spoken and used in Scotland and that we create a sustainable future for the Gallic language so we're here this evening to highlight the good work on going to stem the decline in our indigenous and precious language and to celebrate 10 years since the Gallic Language Bill Gallic Language Scotland Bill secured royal assent not only did the act establish Board of Gallic as the public body responsible for the preservation of Gallic but affirmed Gallic as an official language of Scotland and joined equal respect to that of English sadly that equal respect isn't always evident but I have been impressed by action taken by a number of public bodies and the efforts have taken to promote Gallic a language that's dear to all or at least most of our hearts now of course I've been a strong supporter of Gallic all my life with both my grandfather speaking Gallic and being taught it as early as primary one in Sandwick Hill primary school just outside Stornoway sadly it hasn't had the desired effect and to my shame as a Liosach I'm not fluent in the language of my ancestors although I do hope to sort that at some point in the hopefully not too distant future although I have to admit I have been promising that for a while I've been supportive of the language all my political life to and successfully managed to attract the Royal National Mod to Falkirk in 2008 and as the convener of the local organising committee I had hoped to leave a lasting legacy for Gallic in Falkirk district and I'm glad to say that Falkirk Gallic Forum has carried that work and vision forward in Falkirk for example the Scottish Government provides a specific grant for Gallic and it is an offer from the Scottish Government to discuss the potential of capital for any project support they may identify. Falkirk Council also has actively embraced the Gallic language in the primary schools, GLPS programme, 25% of Falkirk council primary schools deliver GLPS and a total of 26 members of staff will have been trained to deliver the GLPS programme by the end of March 2016 and while there's no Gallic medium education school in Falkirk district the council support all applications and provide free transport allowing pupils to attend GME outwith the authority usually to neighbouring GME schools in Stirling and North Lanarkshire. Falkirk's Gallic language plan is monitored by the Falkirk council officers group and Falkirk community group with input from phase four and class and common, Falkirk junior Gallic choir and Falkirk Gallic forum and the group's track record a track the progress of the plan and suggest the action that's required to further develop the language. Falkirk council is one of 40 public authorities that have had Gallic plans agreed by Board of Gallic and while Falkirk's Gallic language plan has sadly already missed some of its targets and hopefully it will catch up with a bit of encouragement from the forum and I'm pleased to say that it was in the past week or so a Gallic development officer has been appointed in a joint project between Falkirk council and Falkirk Gallic forum which will allow further language and cultural development of Gallic to be delivered throughout nurseries and schools, deliver staff training, carry out a feasibility study for GME and create a greater profile of Gallic within the Falkirk area so it's an extremely heartening development so there's plenty good working on locally in my area in Falkirk district nationally we're well over halfway through the national Gallic language plan 2012 to 2017 which places strong focus on the role that Gallic media education has to play in future years to increase the number of young Gallic speakers in Scotland to ensure the language has a sustainable and vibrant future and of course the use of Gallic in the home and the community is a strong element of that. The 2011 census figures provided positive news with regard to Gallic in Scotland. The statistics showed an overall trend where the number of Gallic speakers had more or less stabilised in comparison with figures for the 2001 census. As the stats show there are currently 57,000 Gallic speakers in Scotland with an excess of 90,000 with similarity of the language. The results also showed that there had been a small increase in the number of people under 20 who could speak Gallic with over 14,000 children between the age of five and 18 learning the language at different levels across Scotland each week. Now one aspect of Gallic which isn't broadcast enough are the economic and social benefits. A recent joint agency research project published last year looked at the ways in which Gallic has currently been used to deliver economic and social benefits to businesses, social enterprises and communities and how its impact can be maximised. Entitled our Storys Gallic or our Gallic resource the report demonstrated how the language has currently been used to add value to a wide variety of circumstances and highlights its considerable potential to bring further benefits to businesses, communities and individuals. Almost 70% of businesses consulted said that Gallic is an asset to their activities. More than half of businesses, 60% and 85% of community organisations who responded to the survey stated that Gallic features as a key element of their work. From this result they calculated that the potential economic value of Gallic as an asset to the wider Scottish economy could be up to £148.5 million a year. The findings of the research demonstrate emphatically that investment from the Scottish Government to Gallic translates into significant economic contribution not just in the Highlands and Islands but also in the central belt of Scotland. I think it's worth noting that when the model was in Falkirk in 2008 it attracted £1.5 million to local economy just when the economy was struggling with the economic downturn and figures for last year's mod show that it took in over £3 million to local economy in Burness. Previous studies have shown that relative to its size the Gallic community punches well above its weight in its contribution in a range of sectors. Loyalty to language and culture is a powerful, motivating force and it's encouraging to see the growing support for Gallic at grassroots and institutional levels and the economic as well as social, cultural and linguistic benefits that accrue from the concerted action we're seeing developed. With these figures, Presiding Officer, there is hope for our precious Indigenous language but only if we all work to ensure its survival and growth. I'm committed to playing my part. I hope everyone else is too. I'm one time. Many thanks. I now call on Michael Russell to be followed by Lewis MacDonald. Four minutes are there by him, please. Presiding Officer, I congratulate Angus MacDonald on his few minutes debate. I am the only welcome chance to contribute and to celebrate 10th anniversary of the Gallic Language Act. That act was a good step forward, but we should not only look back today but also look ahead. Gallic is in a better condition today than it was before the act, but we must be done if we are to secure Gallic for future generations and a circle of truth that this is a three-voiced nation. I'm going by Ian Cragnesswith. I'm going by Ian Mcagoran. I've said it first to the Parliament about the opening of the Scottish Parliament. Presiding Officer, I congratulate Angus MacDonald on securing this debate. I warmly welcome the chance to contribute and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Gallic Language Act. That act was a good step forward, but we should not only look back but we should also look ahead. Gallic is in a better condition today than it was before the act, but more must be done if we are to secure Gallic for future generations and assert with truth that this is a three-voice nation, as a poem by Ian Cragnesswith asserted at the opening of this Scottish Parliament. Of course, that's just three voices. English, Gallic and Scots may be uniquely ours, and I include English, Presiding Officer, because TS Eliot once contended that the only place that English was spoken properly was Richmond, Virginia and Edinburgh, but there are now other voices to be heard in our land. Our first obligation is to the languages which belong to us. It will be our fault and nobody else's if Gallic does not survive, and it is possible to countenance such an outcome. Languages do die every year in our world. The present Scottish Government has halted the precipitate decline over the last century, but we are perilously close still to the cliff edge, and it's a cliff edge presiding office of an increasingly elderly population from Gallic is their first language, and a younger population which sometimes does not value what it has inherited. So whilst we should be glad of and celebrate and support all the work that has gone on to get us to this stage, there is much more to do. We need to create a new generation of Gallic speakers, and our education system will not yet do that. We certainly need more Gallic medium schools, but we also need a substantial expansion and opportunities for adult learners, and we need to create some places and spaces where Gallic is not optional or desirable but essential. Now there have been ideas of how that might be done over the years, but those proposals now need urgent attention and action. I know the minister is more than sympathetic to this cause. He is an example to us all. A Gallic learner who is fluent, a Scott speaker who wrote his thesis in the language, he is truly three-veist. But he also knows he's the exception, and if we are to grow languages as the Government to its credit is trying to do, then we will need resources and commitment for the long term and for those, the rest of us, who are not exceptions. We also need to move on in legislative terms. My own Gallic Language Act in 2002, the first Gallic Language Act, was introduced out of desperation at the failure of the first Scottish Government to honour its promises. It was voted down by that coalition so that it could introduce its own legislation, which to its credit it did in the second term. But that was always seen as a start, not a conclusion. We now need to consider a wider piece of language legislation that encompasses the many voice nation we have become, which also strengthens our commitment to our two indigenous languages and focuses our resources where they are needed most to make Gallic survive. That's a challenge we should all rise to, perhaps in the next session of the Parliament, because there is still much to be done. I now call on Lewis MacDonald to be followed by Mary Scanlon. I congratulate and thank you so much for securing this debate. I have the idea that we are both the first people in our own families to speak English as our first language, and that we both want to ensure that those who follow us will have the ability to speak the Gallic Language Act. The Gallic Language Act was brought forward by the Scottish Executive in which I served 10 years ago. The land, the language and the people of the Gallic Language Act have always mattered a great deal to my party, Scottish Labour, and for me that act is one of the things we created this Parliament in order to bring about. The act affirmed Gallic as an official language of Scotland and created Barna Gallic to sustain that status for the future. The board has enjoyed cross-party support throughout these last 10 years and I am confident that that will continue in the future, but political goodwill on its own is not enough. For Gallic to contribute to our future as well as our past will require people to speak it and children to learn it as a first language. It will require visible and audible commitments from public bodies across Scotland through its official status, and it will require Gallic to continue to be a language of music and the media of culture and creativity as well as of home and school. That is why Gallic language plans are so important, not just in the Highlands and Islands and the Central Belt, but in the northeast of Scotland too. Aberdeen City Council has been considering its Gallic language plan today following the adoption of similar plans by the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Council and the Cairngorms National Park. Though councillors of course have to be comfortable with the plan, Scotland's third city must not fall too far behind Glasgow and Edinburgh in providing leadership in delivering public policy on language and culture in our cities with cross-party support. Aberdeen is after all the city with the highest proportion of citizens born out with these islands altogether. As a multilingual, multicultural city, Aberdeen should be second to none in recognising and celebrating its own cultural diversity. A good deal is already going on there in schools, as I know from my own family. My daughter Iona sat in a higher Gallic a few weeks ago having been taught through the medium of Gallic at nursery and primary school since the age of two. She has spent most of her 17 years learning and speaking the Gallic language and incidentally her skills in the English language are all the better as a result. But Aberdeen, like other places, needs a step change in the scale of Gallic mediums activity in schools, in cultural activities and in language learning. That is why the city's Gallic language plan needs to be delivered sooner rather than later. It is also important that more is done to enable children and young people to study Gallic without losing access to other modern languages, not just in Aberdeen but across the country. A bilingual education equips children brilliantly to add further languages as they progress through school. In practice, many pupils choosing to keep up their Gallic at secondary school then have little opportunity to learn other modern languages until they reach S6. I hope that the minister can say what more the Government will do to increase the uptake of all modern languages in view of the falls recorded in the last school year at the level of national fives. So a great deal has been achieved in the last decade since the act was passed but there remains a great deal still to do and like the other speakers I look forward to a never higher profile for Gallic language and culture in Aberdeen and across Scotland in the future. More in time. And many thanks. I now call on Mary Scanlon to be followed by Jean Urquhart. I join in supporting the motion and its sentiment and I would like to thank Angus MacDonald for securing this debate and giving us the opportunity to discuss Gallic. The collective efforts to ensure the preservation of Gallic appear to be bearing fruit but, as we will all agree, there is still much more to do. Like others in the chamber, I remember the passing of the Gallic Act and what I remember mostly about it was John Farkerman Rowan Alastair Morrison and I always felt for the two of them, I don't know if I'm speaking out of turn, but English seemed to be a second language. They were very, very familiar with the Gallic brought up as native Gallic speakers. But like Lewis MacDonald and indeed Angus MacDonald, my mother was brought up with English as her second language, being brought up in Ranafast and Dunlowe in Donagall, an area familiar to Willie Coffey. So I am the first in my mother's side of the family to speak English as our first language. But they never called it the Gallic, they didn't call it the Gallic, it was indeed Irish. So they spoke or they still speak Irish or English. I welcome the considerable improvements towards reversing the decline of the Gallic language along with the economic benefits of the culture that so much was said by Angus in his opening statement but also found by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. It's worth putting on record that it's also Bordna Gallic's 10th anniversary as the body responsible for the promotion of the Gallic culture and language. Gallic is an integral part of the history and traditions of the Highlands and Islands but also across Scotland. The Scottish social attitudes study found in 2012 that 76 per cent of those surveyed viewed Gallic as important to our heritage and culture and 81 per cent wished there to be at least as many Gallic speakers as there is now in 50 years time. However, only 45 per cent expected this to be the case so the improvements in Gallic education and promotion must continue to help confound this fairly pessimistic prediction. The Conservatives, I think that we can all claim success, Labour Lib Dems, the SNP, but the Conservatives also contributed to the Gallic culture and language for many years during the 90s, establishing the first Gallic medium unit in a school in Lewis in 86. In fact, the precursor to BBC Albert Gallic Television was established by the Scottish Secretary in 1990 expanded further in 96 to include radio broadcasting, so I think that we can all take a bit of credit but we can also say there's still much more to do. One of the success stories in Scottish education over the past 30 years has been the expansion of Gallic education with a number of children in Gallic medium education rising from 24 with the establishment of the Gallic medium unit at Breeze kitchen school in 1986 to over three and a half thousand last year. Since the beginning of the national Gallic language plan we've seen the number of pupils rise by nearly a quarter and the number of pupils in Gallic learner classes up by 12 per cent since 2001. But just to finish, Presiding Officer, I don't mean to be party political here, but I think that it has to be mentioned. The 2011 SNP manifesto stated the intention to examine how we can introduce an entitlement to Gallic medium education and fair dues, that's exactly what they said, but as a member of the education committee it's worth noting that the upcoming education bill does not give an entitlement to Gallic education but a fairly lukewarm duty on education authorities to assess the need for Gallic medium primary education following a parental request and a further duty to actively promote and support Gallic medium education so it falls well short of an entitlement. But that said, I very much welcome the progress, I welcome the debate and I hope for another successful 10 years. So, J. Kave Colabri Sona, I think that's happy 10th birthday. Very good, thank you very much. I'm now calling Gina Irker to be followed by Dave Thompson. Thank you Presiding Officer and I too congratulate Angus MacDonald in bringing this important debate to the chamber and I'm sorry that I'm unable to speak in one of Scotland's other languages in this debate. Surely there can be little doubt of the value of the Gallic language given the number of economic, cultural and any number of other consultations that were carried out in recent decades, perhaps culminating, we might have hoped, in the Gallic Language Scotland Act now 10 years ago. All that has been achieved has been across all of the political parties and none and those lobbying for recognition and promotion of the language have done well in achieving that. It seems to me now that we don't need more Gallic language plans or consultations or more evidence or further justification for language development. We now need to promote the worth of the language as people are establishing here tonight and the opportunities that it provides. That could be opportunities as Angus MacDonald has already highlighted in terms of the new Gallic economy or opportunities in preschool and primary school education for both children and teachers. When learning a language in school, let's say French, children are never taught only about the country or never taught on a word for word basis but instead learn about France, the country, its people, history, geography, food industry, produce, culture and presiding officer, so it is with Gallic. For many of the children attending primary schools in the Highlands and Islands, the region that I represent are from across the UK and the rest of Europe. They're putting roots down and learning so much more than just the language and although their granny may be in Manchester or Shetland, they are through the indigenous language of the Giltacht confidently establishing their roots in the local community. Presiding officer, it used to be in times past that parents talked in Gallic when they didn't want their children to know what they were talking about and that's reversed in many households across the Highlands and Islands today where children talking Gallic when they don't know what, when they don't want their parents to know what they're talking about. I do have to mention the lobby against the investment in Gallic whether education or road signs and I believe that it's incumbent on all members of this place to challenge that opposition and to make the positive case that has evolved since the introduction of the act. But now that we are where we are, I also call on the Gallic speaking community to show its appreciation of and support for Scotland's other languages. The Chamber recently was united in welcoming Scotland's culturally diverse communities but I think we have to show the same commitment in recognising how culturally diverse Scotland herself really is and to show, to highlight, the worth of Scots language, of Lallans, of Doric, of so-called dialects although I would argue that those are merely dialects. Anyone speaking in strong Doric or Shetland certainly appears to have a language of their own and we must celebrate that. And I have sympathy for Angus MacDonald's as yet still unfulfilled ambition to become fluent in the Gallic language and I have promised myself on several occasions to do the same. But finally, Presiding Officer, I would like to and Mary has already highlighted the difference between the SNP, the Scottish National Party manifesto. I stood on the manifesto in 2011 which did say that we would support expansion of Gallic major medication and I quote, where reasonable demand exists and the 2007 manifesto which said we will guarantee in law the right to Gallic major medication and there may be practical reasons for that change but I would ask the minister and the Scottish Government to review that difference and to show and continue to show as they have done that Scotland must, needs and must recognise the worth of the Gallic language for all of these reasons. Thank you Presiding Officer. And thank you and I now call on Dave Thompson to be followed by John Finnie. Thank you Presiding Officer, congratulations to Angus MacDonald for bringing this motion before Parliament. 10 years since the Gallic language act was in court, we should consider the effect of the Gallic act with pride but with an eye also to that which still needs to be done to strengthen the place of Gallic. The act gave us the basis for promoting Gallic on the basis of equal respect with English. With a duty to prepare a national Gallic language plan that would establish a way forward for the language. The Board has the ability to ask public bodies to deliver Gallic language plans. Many beneficial things have happened, as a result of it. The language is more visible promoted by the Government of Scotland. The number of adults learning the language has increased. The Gallic act has influenced the Government's policies. The Scottish Government has supported BBC Alipa even although broadcasting is reserved to the Westminster Parliament. A strategy for Gallic education resulted from the Gallic act. The number of pupils in Gallic medium education has increased and there is support from this Government for standalone Gallic schools. We should be hopeful for the future following the results of the last census. We will have an additional opportunity to strengthen the spirit of the Gallic act through the Education Scotland Bill. Mindful of the evidence that has been forthcoming in submissions to the committee. It is clear that some of those knowledge of the long Gallic matters are of the opinion that this Bill does not go far enough. Some are of the view that there must be a legal right to Gallic education when recent old demand has been demonstrated as well as statutory guidance if Gallic education is to be strengthened and expanded. This would be in line with promises made and we should strive to fulfil those promises. I hope that the Education Committee will carefully note the views that have come forward and that the minister would be willing to consider amendments to the Bill that would ensure parental demand for Gallic education is delivered. It is not the time for our debate on this matter but it is not often a legislation that is prepared that could help to strengthen Gallic. In the final analysis, the new bill gives us an opportunity to have a positive influence on the way in which we are delivering the aspirations of the Gallic act. Finally, Presiding Officer, it would be appropriate to thank all those who diligently promote and develop Gallic, those who teach it and those who use it in their daily work and in their communities. Many thanks. I now call on John Finnie, after which we move to closing speech from the minister, Dr Alstair. I want to congratulate Angus MacDonald for his work out for this motion. It is very important. I would also like to congratulate Bort Nagalic. I know everyone is very busy looking for the language. I am not a native Gallic speaker, but I am learning every day. My daughter is fluent in teaching to a teenage granddaughter. I have a granddaughter at Glasgow High School and a grand-old son who goes to the nursery in Edinburgh. I think many more families are like this now. And we must all feel positive about the years ahead. When I was a consular in Enverness, it was Scotland's first purpose-built school. The school of Gallic is bigger now. And we need more places as our schools are very busy. This is good news. Likewise, I am pleased that so many more of us take as many students from many countries. As an international success, it is the most in the sky and the surrounding area of the south of the sky has flourished because of the Gallic land. As the motion says, Gallic is an economic success both in the south of Scotland and in the south of the United States of America. 150 million are in the south of the United States of America. The culture is not allowed to flourish now because of our beautiful Gallic music. Many great singers are known and loved in many countries. However, not everything is good. Some things like the number of subjects at our high school could be better. As the minister knows, we must use flexibility and technology to get the number of pupils needed for any class whether in Gallic or English to be a success. The opportunities for adult learners could be better too. However, if only over the last 10 years there has been progress and much good work. I want to say something about another language, the Scots language. I want to say the respect that is now given to Gallic, Kevin to Scots, as well. Scotland is a modern nation. I am not afraid to be able to speak in the Galic in Gaelic in the nation's parliament again. We must, as we say, be able to normalise the language that is speaking in Gaelic in the parliament. Thank you very much. We now move to closing speech from the Minister, Dr Alasdair Allan. Minister, you have seven minutes, all thereby. Thank you for deciding of this pleasure for me to have the Scottish Parliament recognise the anniversary of the support and legislation for the Gallic language. Congratulations to Angus MacDonald for leading this debate. I am glad that progress is being made in focus on the language as well. I have listened intently to comments made by all those who have contributed to this interesting debate. I am pleased to see that Gaelic continues to have cross-party support in the chamber. Indeed, it was Angus MacDonald said that in the Labour and the Ten Government of Growth in 2005, through Parliament, and he is telling us correct that Gaelic Broadcasting TV began under the Oslo Conservatory Government. So we should continue to work together to ensure a bright and sustainable future for the language. The minority and indigenous language are important to us. I am sure that many of the public don't realise that 10 indigenous languages spoken today in the British Files and believe that we are a nation of monagloss. This is far from the case. People of the length and breadth of these islands are using indigenous languages other than English to communicate with friends, family, teachers, colleagues and public sense. That they are in the minority doesn't mean that they don't get it. The news is not just difficult for people in Scotland to be able to learn more about languages. It is all around us and at some stage every Scotland will have to learn to say it. It's in a song of poetry, artistry and place names in our politics. I suspect that in what is supposed to be an increasingly monaglot 21st century that there are actually more opportunities to see here and read about our languages now in Scotland than ever before. It is an undeniable element in our heritage and it is right that our languages should be seen and heard. The Gallic Language Act 2015 has been important for Gallic for a number of reasons. Firstly, the legislation gave us the important statement of equal respect to the English language and is sure not to be forgotten. It made Gallic a national language Scotland an important statement of past and future identity of our country. The legislation also gave us the first statutory body with the function to support the development of the Gallic language for the Gallic. It is a fact that it is important that the legislation gave to the board to ask public bodies to prepare Gallic language by the equal equal to the health thing in Scotland's public life focus on how to support the language. Jeane Orchard wedi'i'n mynd i'n sio am eich thysgen a phanici'n Gallic wedi'i'n cwytwm os oes o'r sôn yn swydd y gallic language. The plans have been important in getting it to where we are today. Without these plans we would not have seen the same level of awareness of the language nor without the level of operations and services the minimum of Gallic that these public bodies provide. In the case of local authorities plans we would not have seen such progress in supporting the development and growth of the Gallic education of our land. The setting of the been a great deal of progress in the support of Gallic in recent years on the arts broadcasting culture to education in the media and broadcasting areas. We have seen good Gallic broadcast, we have seen the success of MG Alipur working in partnership with the BBC, this partnership will achieve much in a short time and has enriched the broadcasting landscape in Scotland. A gref yn MG Alipur i'r taith gyhorst yn y necronomech gywetio'r farchfyd 9 miliwn o'ch techyd o'r 9.9 o'r 9.1 o'r 9.9 o'r local companies involved in the production of programming and education skills in good growth in the number of pupils entering primary 1 from 386 in 2007 to 556 in 2014. Mae taith bynnwyr hwn o'r support o'n sgolwch yn gallu cynnig sy'n ffordd mewn i gallu gyda'r sgol o'r expansion of Gallic media education across Scotland, a sgolwch yn unedigwch, sy'n mesgwp o'r ffeolwch i'r bwmwr, cwmwrnol, cwmwrnol, tynbwrnol, tynbwrn, glasgwmwr, fforddwylio'n ddechrau'n meddwl, un o'r nes iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nh nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, iddyn nhw'n cynnig, i meltach. Nad sut rym ni'n I will not listen to any points that have been made about that bill and its development. I am just coming to that conclusion. I will take an intervention in that case. I am a member of the education committee and I would very much welcome if the minister would take an opportunity to explain why an entitlement to Gaelic education promised in the SNP manifesto has now become an explanation of the administrative process used for a parental request for Gaelic. I will say that the process is important because one of the things that has arisen over many years has been a question as to how parents in a situation where perhaps the community wishes to see a Gaelic unit but the local authority doesn't, how they pursue that. I believe that it is a real step forward that we now have a bill which establishes a process, establishes evidence and I would think that in many cases that will be quite incontrovertible evidence in many cases about the demand that exists for Gaelic medium education within a community. I am as I mentioned more than happy to meet the member and to talk about any idea she has for improvements to the bill. I would really like to thank you for being aware of our difficulties and there's much still to be done to secure the future of Gaelic. As Mike Russell said, it's not good enough that Gaelic is still here, it needs to be used in any education system that needs to be the best teaching staff and resources to help it succeed. There are two ways of the necessity to grow teacher numbers in Gaelic education. This remains a hurdle to expansion and to some cases to the status quo. It is essential that those who wish to teach in Gaelic education are afforded the opportunity to do so. Therefore, we need to increase the roots in the training. That is why we are committed to continuing our work with the board of the university's local authorities and others to ensure opportunities into education at all levels are supported and resource to meet the needs of all those involved. We also need to work with Gaelic communities across Scotland to ensure that the language is used in everyday life. I witnessed in my own community, Gaelic, refusing to speak in Gaelic at children who are learning the language. We used to work at getting to the root of why this is. Deciding also, we can now celebrate Gaelic everywhere from education to signage and railway station to vibrant film of the awards. We now have a thriving Gaelic media industry here in Scotland for young Gaelic speakers. This is a different world. Gaelic still has its challenges, but we have moved on in the past ten years, but that is still much for us to do. A lot still to be done in future years, as members have said, but there is an opportunity to congratulate everybody who strove for the success of the language. Thank you. Many thanks and thank you all for taking part in this important debate. I close this meeting of parliament.