§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1978–79 the level of resources devoted to the promotion of, and education in, the Gaelic language. [22415]
§ Mr. WilsonDirect Scottish Office support for Gaelic commenced in 1979–80. The information is set out in the table:
£ million 1979–80 0.061 1980–81 0.072 1981–82 0.088 1982–83 0.101 1983–84 0.077 1984–85 0.081 1985–86 0.121 1986–87 0.381 1987–88 0.480 1988–89 0.708 1989–90 1.148 1990–91 1.506 1991–92 1.962 1992–93 11.564 1993–94 11.646 1994–95 11.183 1995–96 11.387 1996–97 11.401 1997–98 12.473
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1978–79 the number of hours of Gaelic broadcasting on(a) radio and (b) television. [22411]
§ Mr. WilsonFigures for the hours of Gaelic radio and television broadcast are available only for recent years. The main source of Gaelic radio broadcasts in Scotland is BBC Scotland. Figures for hours of radio broadcast on BBC Scotland for the last 3 years are set out in the following list:
Hours of radio broadcast
- 1994–95: 1,588
- 1995–96: 1,820
- 1996–97: 2,340
Gaelic television programmes are broadcast by BBC Scotland, Scottish Television, Grampian Television, and Channel 4. Since the establishment of the Gaelic Television Fund the total hours of Gaelic television broadcast are as set out in the following list:
Hours of television broadcast
- 1993: 489
- 1994: 569
116 - 1995: 521
- 1996: 551
- 1997: 528