Motion · S4M-12207 · 29 Jan 2015
Bjorn Sandison and the Shetland Language
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Bjorn Sandison on receiving £9,976 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme to publish his book, The Mystery at da Laird’s Haa, a children’s adventure story in the Shetland language; welcomes the news that the award will allow the book to be distributed to all Shetland schoolchildren between seven and 12 years of age; notes that the Shetland language is descended from the Scots, English and Norn languages; considers that the award is a welcome reflection of the importance of supporting the Shetland language, and calls on the UK Government to extend the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages to the Shetland language.
Supporters (13)
- John Finnie 30 Jan 2015
- Bill Kidd 30 Jan 2015
- Michael Russell 30 Jan 2015
- Rob Gibson 2 Feb 2015
- Adam Ingram 2 Feb 2015
- Angus MacDonald 2 Feb 2015
- Mike MacKenzie 2 Feb 2015
- Anne McTaggart 2 Feb 2015
- Dennis Robertson 2 Feb 2015
- Kevin Stewart 2 Feb 2015
- Sandra White 2 Feb 2015
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 3 Feb 2015
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 3 Feb 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.