Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Minority languages

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Jan 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024

The future of minority languages in the British Isles and the Government’s role in supporting and developing them is the subject of a new inquiry from the DCMS Committee. MPs will consider the key factors determining whether a minority language thrives, what the criteria should be for determining official status, and whether there are lessons …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
14 May 2024 Dr Dawn Leslie, Dr Gillian Rothach · Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Dr Michael Dempster · Scots Language Centre, Mairi MacInnes · Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Professor Joanna Kopaczyk, Professor Rob Dunbar View ↗
5 Mar 2024 Billy Kay, Caoimhe Ní Chathail · BBC Gaeilge, Helen Mark · BBC Northern Ireland, John Morrison · MG Alba, Laura Giles · Screen Cornwall, Rhodri Talfan Davies · BBC, Rhodri Williams · S4C View ↗