Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 March 2017.
Guto Bebb
The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
12:00,
8 March 2017
I have a very fond recollection of a holiday on the isle of Barra when I was 10 years old when I heard Scots-Gaelic being spoken in the streets. I understand that an increase of £1 million for BBC Alba has been announced, which is to be welcomed, and I would say that people in Scotland want to support that language in Scotland in the same way as people in Wales want to support the Welsh language.
The language of Wales spoken by around 25% of the population. It is an Indo-European language and belongs to the Celtic group. It was made "offical" in Wales by the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is known in Welsh as Cymraeg.
The language of Wales spoken by around 25% of the population. It is an Indo-European language and belongs to the Celtic group. It was made "offical" in Wales by the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is known in Welsh as Cymraeg.
