S4W-11785: How much it has spent on the promotion of (a) Gaelic, (b) the Scots language and (c) other indigenous languages in each year from 2007-08, …

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the promotion of (a) Gaelic, (b) the Scots language and (c) other indigenous languages in each year from 2007-08, broken down by category of expenditure.

The answer

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 20 Dec 2012 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

Iain Gray (East Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the promotion of (a) Gaelic, (b) the Scots language and (c) other indigenous languages in each year from 2007-08, broken down by category of expenditure.
(S4W-11785)
Alasdair Allan: In the following table we have listed the amounts spent by the Scottish Government on Gaelic and Scots broken down by categories of expenditure.
Gaelic and Scots Spend since 2007
Body / Area of Expenditure
2007-08

2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
MG ALBA
£11.9m
£12.4m
£12.4m
£12.4m
£11.8m
£11.8m
Bòrd na Gidhlig
£4.459m
£5.459m
£5.459m

£5.459m

£5.150m

£5.150m

Gaelic Education
£6.141m
£6.641m
£8.941m
£8.150m
£7.565m
£7.930m
GaelicSpend
£22.5m
£24.5m
£26.8m
£26.009m
£24.635m
£25.0m
Scottish Language Dictionaries
£0
£0
£200k
£200k
£200k
£200k
Scots Language Centre
£0
£0
£70k
£70k
£70k
£70k
Scots
Development
Fund
£0
£0
£30k
£30k
£0
£0
Scots Spend
£0
£0
£300k
£300k
£270k
£270k
* The Scottish Government also supports various services using British Sign Language but figures are not held centrally.
** The Scottish Government also spends significant funds on the English language. This information also is not held centrally.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-11785 by reference.