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Scots Gaelic Language

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 81792

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making Scottish Gàidhlig an official language of the United Kingdom.

Answered by Ian Murray

DCMS has made no such assessment.

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