§ Mr. MacCormickasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total sum from Government funds which has been expended on help to keep the Gaelic language alive over the past 20 years.
§ Mr. William RossSince 1965, grants totalling£69,850 have been made to An Comunn Gaidhealach towards its administrative expenditure in promoting Gaelic informal further education, and since 1968 grants totalling£43,750 have been made to the Gaelic Books Council to assist the 673W publication of literature in Gaelic. Assistance for particular projects has also been given by the Highlands and Islands Development Board and the Scottish Arts Council.
The figures above do not, of course, take account of expenditure in support of Gaelic by education authorities, which are primarily responsible for the management and content of the schools curriculum, but I recently announced a grant of£34,000 over the next three years towards the development of a Gaelic/English
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Total Domestic Poundage New Authority Region/District Old Area 1974–75* 1975–76 Percentage increase P P % Highland: Caithness … Caithness C.C. … 90–94 123 31–37 Part Sutherland C.C. … 99–103 109 6–10 Sutherland … Part Sutherland C.C. … 99–103 111 8–12 Part Ross & Cromarty C.C. … 99–120 135 13–36 Ross & Cromarty … Part Ross & Cromarty C.C. … 99–120 137 14–38 Skye & Lochalsh … Part Inverness C.C. … 86–101 107 6–24 Part Ross & Cromarty C.C. … 99–120 131 9–32 Lochaber … Part Argyll C.C. … 58–65 106 63–83 Part Inverness C.C. … 86–101 123 22–43 Inverness … Part Inverness C.C. … 86–101 105 4–22 Badenoch & Strathspey … Part Inverness C.C. … 86–101 107 6–24 Part Moray C.C. … 61–82 95 53–56 Nairn … Nairn C.C. … 77–83 88 6–14 Grampian: Moray … Part Moray C.C. … 61–62 107 73–75 Part Banff C.C. … 80–86 129 50–61 Banff & Buchan … Part Banff C.C. … 80–86 132 54–65 Part Aberdeen C.C. … 87–90 125 39–44 Gordon … Part Aberdeen C.C. … 87–90 127 41–46 City of Aberdeen … Part Aberdeen C.C. … 87–90 121 34–39 Part Kincardine C.C. … 43–54 106 96–147 Kincardine & Deeside … Part Aberdeen C.C. … 87–90 110 22–26 Part Kincardine C.C. … 43–54 95 76–121 Tayside: Angus Part Angus C.C. … 81–91 112 23–38 City of Dundee … Part Angus C.C. … 81–91 128 41–58 Part Perth C.C. … 73–76 129 70–77 Perth & Kinross … Kinross C.C. … 38 98 158 Part Angus C.C. … 81–91 103 13–27 Part Perth C.C. … 73–76 104 37–43 Fife: Kirkcaldy … Part Fife C.C. … 90–97.5 110 13–22 North—East Fife … Part Fife C.C. … 90–97.5 101 4–12 Dunfermline … Part Fife C.C. … 90–97.5 102 5–13 Lothian: West Lothian … Part West Lothian C.C. … 103–112 140 25–36 Part Midlothian C.C. … 49–59 130 120–165 City of Edinburgh … Part West Lothian C.C. … 103–112 139 24–35 Part Midlothian C.C. … 49–59 129 119–163 Midlothian … Part Midlothian C.C. … 49–59 166 97–137 East Lothian … East Lothian C.C. … 61–72 117 63–92 Part Midlothian C.C. … 49–59 121 105–147 Central: Clackmannan … Clackmannan C.C. … 106 126 19 Part Perth C.C. … 73–76 113 49–55 Stirling … Part Perth C.C. … 73–76 106 40–45 Part Stirling C.C. … 87–5.98 116 18–33 Falkirk … Part Stirling C.C. … 87–5.98 133 36–52 Part West Lothian C.C. … 103–112 135 21–31 bilingual curriculum in primary schools in the Western Isles.