Motion · S1M-01289 · 27 Oct 2000
Recognition of British Sign Language in European Year of Languages 2001
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the designation of 2001 as European Year of Languages, which has the aim of celebrating Europe’s linguistic heritage and promoting language learning; notes that individual Member States decide which languages should be included; recognises that British Sign Language (BSL) is one of the four most widely-used native languages in the UK, along with English, Welsh and Gaelic; also notes that BSL is the first or preferred language of 70,000 deaf people, and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to have British Sign Language designated as eligible for this important project.
Supporters (28)
- Dorothy-Grace Elder 30 Oct 2000
- Robert Brown 31 Oct 2000
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 31 Oct 2000
- Alex Neil 31 Oct 2000
- Shona Robison 31 Oct 2000
- Brian Adam 1 Nov 2000
- Fiona McLeod 1 Nov 2000
- Tommy Sheridan 1 Nov 2000
- Michael Matheson 2 Nov 2000
- Mary Scanlon 2 Nov 2000
- Donald Gorrie 3 Nov 2000
- Mr David Davidson 7 Nov 2000
- Adam Ingram 7 Nov 2000
- Tricia Marwick 7 Nov 2000
- Gil Paterson 7 Nov 2000
- Mr Lloyd Quinan 7 Nov 2000
- Linda Fabiani 8 Nov 2000
- Christine Grahame 8 Nov 2000
- Alasdair Morgan 8 Nov 2000
- Jamie Stone 8 Nov 2000
- Sandra White 8 Nov 2000
- Michael McMahon 13 Nov 2000
- Andrew Wilson 14 Nov 2000
- Ken Macintosh 15 Nov 2000
- Euan Robson 15 Nov 2000
- John Farquhar Munro 17 Nov 2000
- Mr Keith Raffan 18 Dec 2000
- Cathie Craigie 2 Feb 2001
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.