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A
The
final
item
of
business
is
members
business
debate
on
motion,
one
three,
seven,
four:
two
in
the
name
of
Donald
Cameron
on
celebrating
10
years
of
BBC
alpha.
This
debate
will
be
concluded
without
any
questions
being
put
and
I
would
ask
those
members
who
wish
to
speak
in
the
debate
to
press
the
request
to
speak
buttons.
Some
members
have
indicated
that
they
will
make
their
contribution
in
garlic
and
interpretation
facilities
are
available.
Any
member
can
listen
by
inserting
their
headphones
and
into
the
socket
on
the
right
hand,
side
towards
the
front
of
the
console.
A
B
B
C
After
beats
in
English,
BBC
have
raged
for
years
on
a
Scottish
six.
For
example,
the
Gallic
8,
which
is
news
on
BBC
ALP,
has
been
reporting
regional,
national
and
international
news
from
the
very
heart
of
Gildan
for
years
to
an
incredibly
high
standard
with
a
fraction
of
the
budget,
Donald
Cameron
I.
Thank.
B
B
By
coincidence,
I
was
lucky
enough
to
spend
Monday
afternoon
visiting
the
offices
of
BBC
alpha
in
Stornoway
and
I
spoke
to
her
a
number
of
staff
members,
and
they
said
several
things
which
struck
me
and
I'd
like
to
share
with
the
chamber.
The
first
thing
was
that
was
obvious
was
that
so
many
staff
had
been
involved
from
the
very
start
and
was
still
there,
and
there
appears
to
be
incredible
loyalty
to
the
channel
from
its
employees,
which,
in
my
view,
is
undoubtedly
a
good
sign.
B
Secondly,
the
fact
that
BBC
alipay
is
not
just
one
single
homogeneous
organization,
but
is,
in
fact
a
patchwork
collection
of
producers,
editors
presenters,
some
of
whom
actors
independent
freelances,
and
thirdly,
that
the
channel
has
been
able
to
bring
forward
important
local
issues
to
the
fore.
They
simply
do
not
receive
enough
national
coverage.
B
For
example,
we
watched
the
production
of
a
programme
about
the
geese,
a
crisis
that
affecting
crafters
on
the
US,
and
it's
clear
that,
while
garlic
is
a
central
part
of
what
BBC
Alaba
does
it's
not
just
the
language
it
promotes,
but
a
wider
community
and
culture.
It
has
obvious
connections
with
the
Gallic
speaking
world
in
the
highlands
and
islands,
but
it
is
known
to
reach
many
more
people
beyond
the
gale
talk.
Indeed,
there
are
many
who
watch
BBC
Oliver,
who
have
no
connection
to
garlic
whatsoever.
B
Let
me
give
some
examples:
I've
non
garlic,
speaking
friends
who
have
said
to
me
that
the
only
way
they
can
watch
their
local
shinty
team
is
on
BBC
Oliver.
We
know
that,
for
instance,
Scotland
qualified
for
the
Women's
World
Cup
next
year,
BBC
a
lapper
has
been
announced.
I'm
sorry
at
BBC,
a
leper
announced
on
that
very
day
a
three
year
deal
as
the
home
of
Scottish
women's
football.
All
there's
the
member
of
the
Scottish
Conservative
media
team,
not
known
for
his
love
of
Gallic.
B
B
That
hanging
according
to
a
BBC
Anitha
10%
of
the
viewers
over
the
age
of
16
in
Scotland,
watch
the
channel
each
week,
meaning
that
many
who
do
not
speak
Gaelic
are
accessing
its
content,
whether
that
be
its
coverage
of
sport,
which
I've
mentioned
or
viewers
watching
with
subtitles
or
simply
checking
out
the
original
content.
It
is
ultimately
a
daughter
Gaelic
for
a
wider
audience,
and
the
recent
agreement,
which
has
secured
the
rights
to
broadcast
content
from
CBBC
and
CBeebies,
further
enhances
the
channels
offering
to
younger
audience
now.
B
While
there
are
a
lot
of
good
things
to
shout
about,
it
goes
without
saying,
there
are
also
challenges
to
overcome.
There's
wide
acceptance
that
the
number
of
people
watching
linear
TV
generally
is
declining,
particularly
among
younger
viewers
who,
more
often
than
not
use
social
media
or
catch-up
services
to
view
content.
We
all
know
about
competition
that
comes
from
major
platforms
like
Netflix
or
Amazon
Prime,
and
then
there's
the
ability
for
people
to
use
social
media
platforms
and
make
greater
use
of
popular
websites
and
apps
like
YouTube
or
Instagram,
etc.
B
Now
all
of
this
presents
obstacles
to
all
linear
TV,
but
it's
especially
a
challenge
for
a
channel
like
BBC
and
the
other
significant
challenge
which
I
must
return
to
is
funding,
because
when
I
spoke
to
the
staff
is
thrown
away
on
Monday,
they
told
me
that
when
new
funding
for
concept
becomes
available,
hundreds
of
ideas
are
put
forward,
many
of
which
are
very
good.
But
often
only
a
small
handful
can
actually
be
realized.
Now,
at
present,
the
BBC
does
provide
the
channel
with
funding.
B
It,
firstly
provides
additional
net
program
funding
of
1.2
million
per
year,
which
replaces
funding
that
the
channel
had
received
from
mg
Alaba
and
that's
freedom
Jeolla
per
to
make
extra
investment
in
other
independent
parts
of
the
other
channel,
and
there
is
an
overall
BBC
contribution
of
ten
point:
seven
million
pounds,
but
compared
with
a
seventy
four
point:
five
million
the
BBC
affords
the
Welsh
language,
broadcaster,
ss4c
or
the
37
point
five
million
euros.
The
Irish
government
provides
its
language
broadcaster.
B
There
is
a
stark
contrast
and
I
would
say
that,
while
the
BBC
does
contribute
a
significant
amount,
it's
important
to
acknowledge
that
support
that
support.
In
my
view,
they
could
do
more
to
have
both
invest
in
and
support.
Bbc
Alper
I
will
conclude
on
this
note,
deputy
presiding
officer,
despite
the
fact
that
it
is
a
21st
century,
create
creation
working
at
the
cutting
edge
of
digital
media
using
the
latest
technology,
etc.
B
Just
as
now,
BBC
Arabic
passes
on
the
stories,
the
legends,
the
songs,
the
customs
rooted
in
the
people
and
on
the
land
in
which
they
live
and
work,
and
those
people,
the
listeners
and
viewers
of
BBC
Alper
Drive
much
of
the
content
rather
than
it
being
imposed
from
above.
It
is
a
service
for
the
whole
of
Scotland
and
a
standard-bearer
for
a
language
and
the
culture
that
means
so
much
to
so
many
here,
but
also
across
the
world.
So
to
BBC
ala
per
can
I
finish
by
saying
topple.
It.
A
D
The
channel
also
ought
to
be
a
mirror
and
our
support
for
culture,
identity
and
Gallic
heritage.
Since
BBC,
however,
started
broadcasting
on
19
September
2008
the
channel
has
grown
and
has
addressed
and
met
all
these
aims
and
objectives.
Nowadays,
it
is
offering
six
hours
of
programs
every
day
and
an
awful
lot
of
people
watch
it
with
outreach
much
wider
than
the
gallic
community.
D
For
example,
many
people
who
don't
speak
a
lick
of
what
should
regularly
programs
such
as
daily
news,
your
drama
in
concerts
from
throughout
the
world,
and
indeed
sport
has
been
a
very
important
part
of
the
channel
as
a
football
fan.
Myself.
I
am
indeed
very
happy,
Leigh
earlier
this
month
to
hear
that
BBC
I
was
going
to
be
home
to
the
women's
Scottish
women's
football,
giving
and
greatly
racing
the
image
of
sport
in
Scotland.
D
It
is
a
privilege
for
me
to
speak
Gaelic
in
our
national
parliament,
but
it
is
also
a
disappointment
that
some
of
the
members
are
still
against
gallic.
This
is
the
recent
I
am
I
am
trying
to
speak
some
Gallic
the
stability.
It
is
important
that
everyone
whose
supportive
of
the
language
and
the
our
culture
defense
garlic
when
people
are
demeaning
it
unfairly
and
unreasonably
we
must
not
remain
silent.
I
would
like,
if
you're
going
to
speak
garlic.
E
But
I
do
want
to
pick
up
on
a
very
important
point
and
that's
people's
perception
of
the
language,
and
perhaps
the
politics
of
recent
is
muddied
those
waters.
What
what
does
the
member
think
could
be
done
to
further
improve
the
take-up
of
other
language
amongst
young
people
and
adults
as
well
outside
of
its
traditionally
spoken
areas,
including
the
Central
Park.
F
Not
probably
be
helpful
answer
them
in
English.
I.
Think
there's
lots
that
everyone
can
do
I
think
there's
clear
cross-party
support
for
garlic,
it's
not
owned
by
one
political
party
or
one
bit
of
Scotland,
and
we
need
to
take
that
out
of
it.
We
need
to
take
the
opportunity
to
speak
a
little
bit
whenever
we
can,
even
if
were
nervous
about
that
and
Jimmy
greens
region
and
the
west
of
Scotland.
D
Is
important
that
everyone
who's
supportive
of
the
language
and
the
culture
that
defends
the
language,
people
are
demeaning
it
unfairly
and
unreasonably
we
must
not
remain
silent.
I
would
like
to
offer
my
congratulations
to
everybody
at
BBC
Alaba,
for
making
such
an
in
the
method,
the
effort
they
have
made
and
are
still
making
for
a
little
to
strengthen
to
garlic
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
next
10
years.
G
Thank
You
presiding
officer
I'd,
firstly
like
to
thank
my
colleague,
Donald
Cameron,
for
bringing
forward
this
motion
celebrating
the
10th
anniversary
of
BBC
Alba
starting
officer.
If
my
schoolteachers
were
here
today,
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
stop
laughing
my
attempts
to
install
the
value
of
languages
in
our
society,
especially
as
my
school
reports
repeatedly
stated
that
I
should
concentrate
on
English
rather
than
try
and
master
other
languages.
That
would
clearly
be
on
me.
G
Looking
back,
I
probably
admit
that
I
could
single-handedly
Massacre
the
French
language
in
school
and
when
I
served
in
the
Army
I've
made
a
pretty
good
job
of
massacring
Swahili
and
making
it
unintelligible,
which
is
quite
an
achievement
of
sorts.
Giving
that's
why
tealy.
Whilst
it
has
verbs,
has
no
tenses.
So
if
I
happen
to
make
a
mispronunciation
today,
I
don't
mind
taking
an
intervention
in
whatever
language.
G
As
long
as
somebody
can
explain
to
me
what
it
is
that
I'm
supposed
to
be
answering
and
I
would
love
to
take
interventions
from
those
members
of
this
chamber
who
are
far
more
eloquent
in
speaking
gallic
than
I
am
as
we
celebrate
the
10th
anniversary
of
BBC
alba.
His
noting
worth
noting
that
50%
of
Gallic
speakers
live
in
the
Highlands
and
BBC
outperforms
of
a
big
part
of
their
daily
lives.
I
am
proud
of
the
enduring
contribution.
G
My
party
has
made
to
the
language
by
introducing
Gallic
television
for
nearly
in
1990
and
the
broadcasting
Act
in
1996,
which
further
improved
the
funding
of
Gaelic
television.
These
two
acts
laid
the
groundwork
for
BBC
Alber,
which
was
launched
in
2008.
Now
this
channel
has
fused
the
viewership
in
excess
of
60,000
speakers
of
the
language,
a
testament
to
me
to
the
wide
appeal
of
the
language
and
the
programming
and
the
growing
interest
in
the
culture.
G
Gallic
production
forms
a
sizable
part
of
Scotland's
growing,
TV
and
film
industry,
which,
as
we
know,
generated
nearly
a
hundred
million
pounds
in
the
past
year.
Production
companies
like
the
Stone
we
based
mac
TV,
are
important
local
employers,
and
that
highlights
how
important
BBC
harbour
is
to
the
island's
economy
as
a
whole
and
beeps
yeah.
The
sports
carriage
has
come
under
criticism
from
some
who
wants
to
see
the
channel
focus
more
on
arts
and
culture,
but
I
don't
see
why
audiences
shouldn't
get
live
sports
in
their
own
language.
G
Football
shinty
and
rugby
draw
in
new
audiences
to
the
television
programs
or
beams
helper
and
therefore
should
be
a
gateway
for
the
language,
and,
let's
not
forget
that
BBC
Albert
exists
to
support
the
learning
of
Gallic
and
alongside
Gallic
education,
our
primary
and
secondary
schools
and
acts
as
an
engine
for
the
growth
of
the
language,
presiding
officer.
Bbc
Alva
is
a
big
success
story
for
Gallic
language
and
I'm
delighted
to
market
channels,
10th
anniversary
today.
G
Today's
debate
is
also
a
reminder
of
the
importance
of
the
Scottish
Government's
target
made
10
years
ago
to
ensure
that
by
took
the
2021
census,
proportion
of
Gallic
speakers
is
back
up
to
the
2001
levels
at
the
very
least
and
I
would
support
them
in
that
BBC
Opera
will
be
central,
I
believe
in
achieving
that
target
and
I
urge
the
Scottish
Government.
It
continues
to
support
the
channel
and
for
people
across
Scotland
to
do
the
same.
Thank,
You,
presiding
officer.
D
Presiding
officer,
thank
you
very
much
to
mr.
camera
and
for
setting
up
this
debate
and
giving
Parliament
an
opportunity
to
mark
the
10
years
of
BBC.
However,
I
remember
10
years
ago,
when
it
was
launched,
I
was
at
the
official
Kayleigh
and
I
saw
the
first
program
and
programme
about
Elvis
as
well,
some
that
able
to
see
how
oppas
grown
and
surpassed
many
milestones
when
the
channel
started
on
freeview,
for
example.
Nowadays,
I
understood
camera
said
nowadays,
I
player
is
more
and
more
important.
D
This
young
generation
has
grown
up
without
making
any
difference
in
their
minds
between
the
internet
and
television
and
beeps
yapper
recognizes
that
it
is
difficult
to
understand
in
a
way
that
people
see
our
but
didn't
exist
10
years
ago.
Nowadays,
it
is
broadcasting
all
sorts
of
programs
from
a
history,
Scottish
culture,
world
cultures,
children's
programmes
about
sports
programs,
news
and
no
drama.
D
Small
lighter
topics
I
remember
one
program
which
was
had
researched
prejudice
against
people
with
red
hair
I
was
taking
part
in
it
that
they're
just
BBC
Ella
was
a
huge
economic
impact,
not
just
in
Highlands
and
in
the
islands,
but
throughout
Scotland
Scottish
government
puts
in
12,000
pounds
every
year,
12
million
pounds
of
Egan
and
it's
time
that
the
BBC
itself
was
paying
more
and
to
make
sure
that
there
would
be
ten
hours
of
programs
every
day,
as
happens
in
Wales
in
it.
So
she
anyway
thanks
for
the
BBC.
D
As
I
said,
you
would
still
hear
some
people
complaining
from
time
to
time
in
perhaps
that
they
saw
or
heard
a
word
of
two
of
garlic
in
there
in
their
lives
and
how
that
upset
them.
I
tell
television
has
played
a
huge
part
in
the
decline
of
garlic.
I
hope,
though,
that
it
plays
a
huge
part
in
reawakening
the
language
just
like
having
as
a
puppy
is
for
life
and
not
just
for
Christmas.
Garlic
is
not
there
just
to
be
talked
about
in
garlic.
D
D
May
BBC
alibi
funding,
total
total
funding,
I'm
sure
I
will
be
raising
that
question
BBC
and
other
services
in
Scotland
I'm
sure
under
the
support
and
that
we
are
using
garlic,
not
just
as
I
said
and
with
talking
about
it,
but
don't
suffer
everything
anyway.
As
long
with
everyone
else,
I
will
say
again.
Congratulations
to
BBC,
however,
and
every
will
good
wish
for
the
future.
H
It
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
wish
BBC
Alaba
happy
birthday.
It
feels
like
BBC
Alaba
has
been
around
forever,
but
10
years
is
a
relatively
short
space
of
time
to
make
the
impact
that
it
has.
It's
been
at
the
forefront
of
promoting
the
Gallic
language
that
they're
carrying
of
sports,
not
just
shinty,
but
footballers.
H
We've
heard
rugby
too,
has
promoted
a
much
wider
audience
than
the
one
that
may
have
been
ordered,
as
may
have
originally
been
set
up
to
serve,
but
this
encourages
others
to
listen
to
our
language
and,
indeed
again,
again
and
interest
in
it.
It
could
be
argued
that
the
coverage
of
shinty
has
promoted
that
game
and
led
to
more
young
people
becoming
interested
in
playing
the
more
people
who
watch
BBC
Alaba,
the
more
that
will
be
interested
in
learning
a
language
and
keeping
it
alive.
H
They
have
a
broad
range
of
programs
for
young
viewership,
Patrick
post
among
others,
and
working
in
tandem
with
Gallic
medieval
education
to
help
young
people
learn
their
news
and
current
affairs
programmes
of
with
us
we've
heard
are
excellent.
Your
pal
was
historically
recognized
for
his
journalistic
content.
Even
before
BBC
Olympus
started
broadcasting
for
learners,
like
me
speaking,
our
language
never
goes
out
of
date
and
sadly,
Rudy
McDonald
doesn't
seem
to
have
aged
at
all,
albeit
that
her
hair
style
has
changed
a
number
of
times
over
the
series.
H
The
channel
not
only
serves
our
garlic
speakers,
but
it
helps
learners
and
promotes
interest
in
garlic
and
someone
whose
first
language
was
garlic
and
has
now
returned
as
a
learner.
Bbc
Alaba
offers
me
extra
an
extra
connection
to
the
language,
a
way
of
keeping
my
practice
between
classes
through
a
wide
range
of
programs.
It
enables
learners,
young
and
old,
to
have
garlic,
embedded
and
more
aspects
of
their
life.
H
Rather
than
confined
to
the
classroom
and
I've
often
heard
people
say
it's
when
garlic
becomes
the
language
of
the
playground
rather
than
the
classroom,
we
know
that
we're
keeping
it
alive
and
while
keeping
garlic
alive
has
to
be
the
main
aim.
There
are
other
unforeseen
benefits
to
the
channel
that
has
created
jobs
in
the
media,
not
just
for
garlic
speaking
presenters,
but
for
every
skill
required
sound
film
and
production
skills.
H
It
means
that
young
people
from
the
guild
job
now
have
a
range
of
careers
to
choose
from
and
the
ability
to
stay
at
home
to
pursue
them.
One
of
the
big
problems
in
my
region
is
depopulation,
and
that
happens
for
economic
reasons.
People
leave
because
there
are
a
few
jobs
and
even
fewer
careers
and
BBC
Alaba
provides
young
people
with
a
career
to
pursue
that
keeps
them
in
our
community
and
gets
some
choices.
Our
language
is
also
important
to
keep
our
history
and
culture
alive.
H
The
history
and
culture
of
the
Highlands
and
island
communities
is
handed
down
through
poetry,
song
and
storytelling,
and
if
we
lose
the
language,
we
lose
that
aspect
of
our
heritage.
Bbc
Alper
also
promotes
those
traditional
arts,
as
well
as
contemporary
arts
and
for
the
sad
as
the
garlic
was
much
more
widely
spoken
in
the
past
across
much
of
Scotland
and
in
parts
indeed
of
northern
England
and
it's
been
lost
from
those
areas
and
with
it
has
been
lost
their
culture
and
their
heritage.
H
Bbc
Oliver's
programming
is
of
a
really
high
standard
and
actually
holds
its
own
against
english-speaking
channels.
They
provide
excellent
value
for
money,
but
with
more
investment
they
could
do
so
much
more
and
and
I
would
urge
the
BBC
to
look
at
a
balance
and
funding
to
make
sure
that
BBC
Oliver
gets
a
fair
share
of
the
cake,
as
Donald
Cameron
said
in
his
opening
speech.
When
money
is
available,
the
bids
to
produce
new
and
innovative
programming
much
exceed
what
is
available
in
cash
wise
to
pay.
For
that.
H
So
I
think
we
need
charge
the
BBC
to
do
that.
Last
new
year
my
husband
had
the
flu
so
as
a
home
alone
on
front
of
the
TV
taking
in
the
new
year
on
my
own
sad
I
tried
a
number
of
channels
before
settling
down
to
a
wonderful
concert
on
BBC
a
lapa
very
much
like
a
traditional
Kayle
rather
than
the
forced
catch
he
sometimes
find
on
other
channels.
While
recognising
it's
worth,
we
also
need
to
make
sure
we
support
it.
H
Thank
God
Ferguson
wrote
recently
that
BBC
Oliver
had
done
more
to
promote
and
protect
garlic
than
the
garlic
language
Act,
and
he
may
be
right.
However,
having
a
garlic
language
Act
may
help
us
to
play,
protect
and
promote
BBC
Oliver,
because
if
we
take
it
for
granted,
we
do
so
at
our
peril.
Therefore,
I'm
and
delighted
to
support
this
motion,
and
indeed
hope
and
I,
will
be
wishing
BBC
Alaba
many
happy
returns
for
many
years
to
come,
cool
our
Bri
MA,
happy
birthday,
happy.
D
J
Donald
Cameron
for
bringing
this
motion
forward
for
debate
today.
I
was
pleased
to
saying
it
to
help
ensure
there
was
cross-party
support
to
lay
this
debate
to
take
place
in
the
chamber
and
I.
Think
the
more
Gallic
related
debates
we
have
in
Scotland's
Parliament,
the
better
now
I'm
glad
to
say.
I
was
at
the
official
launch
reception
of
BBC
Alaba
here
in
Edinburgh
10
years
ago,
which
was
attended
by
the
great
and
the
good
of
the
Gallic
world,
the
great
and
good
of
the
BBC
and
others.
J
So
as
well
as
the
excellent
coverage
of
the
mods
over
the
past
decade,
it's
clear
that
mg
Alaba
through
his
partnership
with
the
BBC,
is
an
incredibly
important
piece
in
our
diverse
cultural
jigsaw,
tasked
with
ensuring
gallic
is
accessible
in
our
day-to-day
lives
through
creative
content,
factual
documentaries
and
drama
series.
Through
broadcasting
and
online
platforms,
BBC
Alaba
is
vital
to
the
promotion,
preservation
and
normalization
of
the
culture,
that
is,
the
Gallic
language
lifestyle
and
all
that
comes
with
it.
J
So
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
be
able
to
celebrate
the
10th
anniversary
of
BBC
Alaba
here
this
evening
first
launched
10
years
ago
tonight
that
9:00
p.m.
was
on
an
alibi,
a
special
version
of
the
song
Alaba
we've
all
watched
the
channel
grow,
expand
and
diversify,
changing
with
the
times
and
making
use
of
emerging
platforms
for
content
to
be
shared
far
and
wide.
J
The
presiding
officer,
ten
years
ago
at
the
channel
launched
mg
alibies
commissioning
strategy
consisted
of
long
term
volume
deal
Commission's,
which
bring
the
channel
low-cost
high
volume
original
erage
and
allows
the
independent
sector
to
enjoy
the
security
of
guaranteed
funding
over
a
number
of
years.
Thus
allowing
for
investment
and
long-term
planning
gaining
favourable
deals
with
their
own
suppliers
and
providing
employee
security
and
also
seasonal,
commissioning
rains
bring
in
higher
production
value,
bespoke
programming
a
to
the
channel
of
which
they
had
three
tended
in
rennes
annually.
J
At
the
launch
of
the
channel
10
years
on
mg,
Alaba
still
have
the
volume
deals
providing
89%
of
the
channels
original
funded
orig
for
75%
of
the
program
budget.
Sadly,
mg
Alaba
cannot
now
accommodate
three
commissioning
rounds
per
annum
due
to
financial
constraints.
They
currently
have
two
seasonal
commissioning
rounds
at
a
lower
level
of
funding
individually
than
the
original.
Three
and
worryingly,
these
two
rounds
are
in
jeopardy
due
to
the
lack
of
assurance
they
have
regarding
their
annual
core
funding
each
year.
J
These
commissioning
rounds
are
heavily
dependent
on
the
1
million
per
and
pressure
funding
received
over
the
past
3
years,
some
which
again
worryingly,
is
not
guaranteed
and
thus
causes
uncertainty
and
insecurity
in
the
independent
sector
and
with
the
supply
of
programming.
So,
as
a
result,
we
see
a
channel
which
is
a
74%
repeat
level
being
in
danger
of
losing
not
only
its
core
audience,
but
the
way
their
Scottish
audience
was
there
the
supply
of
high
quality
audio
generations.
Another
issue
of
concern,
presiding
officer,
is
the
plan
to
launch
a
new
Scottish
channel
now.
J
Clearly,
we
all
welcome
a
new
Scottish
channel,
but
the
head
of
BBC
Scotland
intimated
that
this
would
bring
a
benefit
of
up
to
100
hours
of
new
programming
to
BBC
Alaba
as
a
direct
result
of
the
new
channel,
now
I'm
not
sure
how
far
down
that
road
BBC
Scotland
dad
in
that
respect.
But
there's
one
thing
sure
we
need
to
safeguard
BBC,
Oliver's
current
appreciation
and
consumption
across
the
Scottish
wide
audience
and
ensure
that
the
two
channels
work
in
partnership
with
each
other
and
not
in
competition.
I,
genuinely
genuinely
hope.
J
The
arrival
of
the
new
channel
is
not
to
the
detriment
of
BBC,
Alaba
and
I
hope
we
can
get
an
assurance
in
that
regard
from
the
BBC
presiding
officer
time,
as
always
prevents
ami
from
raising
a
other
salient
points.
But
suffice
to
say:
let's
celebrate
all
that
mg.
Alaba
and
BBC
Alaba
have
done
for
Gallic
and
Sport
and
Scotland
over
the
past
10
years
and
their
sole
insurer
protected
over
the
next
10
years
and
beyond
1
1
tank.
Thank.
H
K
K
So
I'm
gonna
have
to
speak
in
English,
and
first
thing
I
have
to
do
is
to
congratulate
my
colleague,
Donald
Campbell,
and
they
are
Donald
talked
about
BBC
Alapai,
going
from
strength
to
strength
and
I.
Think
that's
very
evident
from
the
contributions
we've
heard
and
I
think
it's
got
a
very
tangible
evidence
of
that
with
a
new
TV
Gallery
in
Inverness,
again
don't
camera
and
talked
about
online.
The
fact
that
that
entire
production
could
take
place
from
there
I
think
it's
a
sign
of
the
progress
that's
been
made
and,
of
course
news
is
very
important.
K
Use
is
very
important,
so
I
also
welcome
the
the
weekend
bulletins
and
Rhydian
and
Gayle
and,
as
others
have
very
much
welcome
the
the
new
new
jobs,
particularly
the
the
new
journalism,
jobs
in
Inverness,
the
the
the
six
jobs
but,
as
has
been
said,
BBC
operates
a
throughout
the
guilt
act
and
it's
a
it's
jobs
and
it's
played
I
think
our
welcome
and
it's
always
been
very
out.
What
looking
is
I
hope.
The
Highlands
has
always
seen
to
be
so.
K
There's
many
things
to
be
posted,
although
I
think
the
revamp
of
the
children's
output,
and
particularly
the
the
utilization
of
the
CBBC
S&C
CBeebies
brands,
and
which
I
think
again
is
about
the
normalizing,
the
use
of
the
language
in
connection
with
everything
it
goes
on.
A
job
creation,
of
course,
as
Sabbath
also
alluded
to,
is
not
just
about
the
creative
jobs
that
are
very
impulsive
contributions,
him
from
the
technicians
and
and
other
supports,
and
that's
a
all
part
of
the
way.
K
Others
would
describe
it
as
an
inequitable
outcome
to
that
charter.
Review
s4c
are
guaranteed.
Seventy
four
point:
five
million
per
annum
until
2022,
so
I'd
like
to
quote
from
an
email
I
got
from
a
constituent
this
afternoon.
That
said
and
I
quote
here,
expecting
BBC
allopath
to
survive,
never
mind
thrive
and
something
like
8.2
million
brackets
from
the
BBC.
K
So,
on
a
positive
note,
people
have
talked
about
the
dynamic
nature
of
the
media.
Industry
and
people
have
talked
about
not
making
exclusively
culture,
and
who
knows
your
PA's
a
often
cited
as
an
excellent
example
of
very
strong
investigative
journalism
and
not
just
within
Scotland,
but
the
broad
outlook
it
takes.
Culture,
of
course,
might
be
in
years
to
come,
that
people
will
view
DIY
ladanyi
as
being
a
pivotal
M
and
for
those
of
you
who
don't
do
DIY
like
me,
it's
as
entertaining
and
the
less
they
watch
it
and
and
I
commend
it
to
you.
G
K
Very
important
that
we
don't
politicize
the
language.
A
language
is
a
very
powerful
role
to
play
and
we
know
that
with
our
sisters
and
brothers
and
wheels
Catalonia
and
indeed
the
Basque
Country
and
in
this
mansion
made
in
the
motion
about
the
Celtic
language
and
the
recent
partnership
agreement.
I
think
that
could
a
contribute
to
positive
progress
and
respect,
for
instance,
for
the
Irish
language
in
the
north
of
Ireland.
So
there's
many
positive
things
to
see
I'm
sure
the
next
decade
will
be
the
same.
Modern
time.
A
I
So,
first
of
all,
we'd
like
to
thank
BBC
Alaba
producers,
presenters
and
commissioners
and,
of
course,
the
BBC
and
the
Garlic
media
mg
Oliver,
who
between
them
run
the
channel
and
for
the
creative
work
that
they've
produced
over
the
last
decade,
which
has
made
the
channel
such
a
resounding
success,
as
others
have
emphasized.
Labrie.
It's
done
a
good
happy
birthday.
Bbc
Alaba
has
been
consistently
inventive
and
continues
to
be
so
with
it's
exciting
autumn
schedule
and
new
developments
in
comedy
and
international
productions.
I
The
Scottish
government
is
a
strong
supporter
of
Scotland's
indigenous
languages.
We
recognise
their
cultural,
economic
and
social
value
and
want
the
relevant
bodies
to
work
together
as
closely
as
possible
to
support
and
promote
their
use,
though,
there's
still
work
to
do
to
reverse
the
decline
in
the
overall
numbers
of
Gallic
speakers.
It's
encouraging
that
the
rate
of
decline
nationally
does
seem
to
be
slowing
down
and
I.
I
This
is,
as
others
have
said,
good
for
the
economy
as
well,
because
commissioning
programs
in
twenty
sixteen
to
seventeen
from
twenty
different
production
companies,
as
illustrates
as
that
illustrates,
and
it's
especially
important
in
economically
fragile
areas.
Indeed,
of
the
two
hundred
and
eighty
full-time
equivalent
jobs
mg,
Al
Abbar
has
been
estimated
to
have
generated
across
Scotland
in
2016-17
over
a
hundred
of
those
were
in
Ireland
communities.
I
There's
a
newly
invigorated
STV
and
from
next
February,
a
new
BBC
Scotland
channel
and
we
large
the
BBC
to
stand
by
the
promise
held
out
and
its
proposal
for
the
new
channel
to
Co
commissioned
a
hundred
hours
of
programming
with
BBC
Oliver,
as
others
have
mentioned,
funding
as
another
key
issue.
We
in
the
Scottish
Government
remain
committed
to
funding
mg
Alaba
with
twelve
point,
eight
million
pounds
from
the
divorce
settlement
and
with
eight
million
pounds
from
the
BBC
and
a
further
1.2
million
pounds
announced
earlier
this
year.
I
Replacing
the
1
million
withdrawn
by
the
UK
government
mg/l
over
funding
no
totals
approximately
22
million
pounds
and
we,
as
a
Scottish
government,
were
delighted
to
announce
in
February
500
thousand
pound
grant
to
develop
the
studio
facilities,
Seaforth
Road
in
Stornoway
to
improve
facilities
for
program
making
and
offer
training
opportunities
for
young
people
interested
in
the
media.
But
public
funding
of
the
Welsh
channel
s4c
is
approximately
120
million,
which,
from
2020
to
following
a
recent
UK
government
review
of
s4c,
as
expected
to
almost
all
come
through
the
licence
fee
settlement.
I
So
the
role
of
the
BBC
is
therefore
critical.
We
have
argued
that
this
disparity
in
funding
between
Welsh
and
garlic
TV
is
disproportionate
and
we
urge
the
UK
government
and
the
BBC
to
take
action
to
ensure
that
garlic
TV
audiences
get
a
fair
deal.
Gallic
is
one
of
the
UK's
not
just
Scotland's
indigenous
languages
and
as
such,
it
is
reasonable
to
expect
support
from
the
UK
government
and
we
believe,
there's
scope
for
the
BBC
to
spend
more
on
garlic
on
grounds
of
equity,
even
allowing
for
its
recent
enhanced
commitments.
I
I
We're
also
asking
BBC
Alaba
be
regulated
through
a
service
licence
of
its
own,
as
we've
argued.
The
BBC
in
Scotland
generally
should
so
that
the
specific
needs
of
audiences
and
the
sector
here
can
be
identified
and
considered.
The
needs
and
circumstances
of
audiences
in
the
various
UK
nations
differ
and
their
circumstances
should
be
addressed
individually.
I
We
are
grateful
to
mg
Oliver
and
the
BBC
for
the
unique
and
highly
valuable
contribution
made.
3
BBC
Oliver
to
the
Scottish
media
and
gallic
and
Scottish
culture
will
continues
to
support
it
in
years
to
come
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
these
partners
to
meet
the
next
10
years
as
successful
as
the
last
so
that
in
10
years
time
we
can
have
another
to
be
like
we
have
this
evening
with
even
more
strength
to
BBC
Oliver.
Thank
you.