Question ref. S5W-23814: Angus MacDonald, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Duolingo regarding providing a Scots language course.

Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 June 2019

Answer

The Scottish Government has had no discussions with Duolingo regarding the development of a Scots language course.

Question S5W-21411: Sandra White, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 05/02/2019

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the Celtic Connections festival.

Answered by Fiona Hyslop (19/02/2019): 

Celtic Connections received £100,000 of funding from the Scottish Government Festivals EXPO fund in 2019, to support a series of concerts entitled ‘ Above the Surface ’ which featured music from a new generation of musicians.

Celtic Connections has also received £550,000K of Regular Funded Organisations (RFO) funding from Creative Scotland for 2018-2021 equating to £183,334, and £4.5k towards this year's Gaelic and Scots Showcase in 2019.

Scottish Government Ministers and officials attended a number of events at Celtic Connections this year. I attended the opening reception and concert and performances that featured as part of the 'Above the Surface' series of concerts. The Deputy First Minister also supported the Showcase Scotland element of the programme by attending the Creative Scotland Gaelic Showcase. All Ministerial activity is published quarterly in detail.