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Public Consultation

This draft version A Strategy for Scotland's Languages has been made available for public consultation on the Scottish Executive's website. Hard copies, translations, audio and Braille versions can be provided upon request from Barry Matthews (telephone: 0131 244 0326).

The consultation period will run from 5 February - 19 March 2007. Responses from individuals or organisations or ad hoc groupings of either are invited by e-mail and letter. The consultation period will close at 5 pm on 19 March 2007. Scottish Ministers will take account of all responses received before publishing the final version of the strategy.

Please send your response to the Scottish Executive by e-mail to: scotlandslanguagestrategy@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

or send your written response to the address below:

Copies of all responses received will be placed in the Scottish Executive's library and will be available to the general public. Responses will also be made available to the public on the Scottish Executive's website. The views expressed by respondents may also be quoted or referred to in any future review of responses.

If you do not wish your responses to be made public, please ensure that you indicate clearly that all or part of your response is to be treated as confidential. Confidentiality will be strictly respected. We will count confidential responses in any statistical analysis and confidential views will be taken into account along with non-confidential responses.

Your response is welcome on any aspect of the draft strategy. The following questions may assist you or your organisation in developing your response, but your submission need not be directed by these.

Questions

1. Do you agree with the reasons given for promoting and learning languages on pages 4 and 5, and that these are the main reasons for supporting current language initiatives in Scotland? If not, why not?

2. Do you agree that the language initiatives described on pages 6 - 12 and elsewhere are the key areas for language promotion in Scotland? If not, why not?

3. Do you agree that the key principles listed on pages 14 and 15 should shape language activity in Scotland? If not, why not?

4. Are there any other comments you would like to offer on this strategy in relation to the promotion of languages in Scotland?

5. If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, how do you think you may be able to contribute to the success of the strategy?

Cultural Policy Division
Scottish Executive Education Department
January 2007

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