No lang syne, on 12 November 2024, a question wis pit tae the Scots government, unner freedom o information, speirin anent the nummer o Scots speakers that the government haes in its employ for tae owerset government papers intae Scots, an, in parteeclar, hoo muckle it cost awthegither for tae pey sic fowk throu the years 2021-22, 2022-23, an 2023-24. The answer tae this is, that the Scots Government daesna, an haesna, employed ony speakers o the Scots leid tae pit oot government papers in Scots an sae nae siller wis peyed oot tae Scots speakers in ony o the parteeclar years gien abuin. Please tak a swatch o the Scots Government wabsteid https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202400434693/ for tae ken mair anent questions o this ilk.

The’r a soond file o this story in Scots abuin.