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From YouTube: Members' Business: Celebrating 10 Years of BBC ALBA
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Celebrating 10 Years of BBC ALBA—That the Parliament
welcomes the tenth anniversary of the launch of BBC ALBA, which is jointly operated by MG ALBA
and the BBC; acknowledges that, since its launch, over £160 million has been invested in
producing its Gaelic language content; believes that the station accounts for around 50% of
independently-produced hours for audiences in Scotland; commends MG ALBA on working with
other Gaelic organisations, including Bòrd na Gàidhlig, to understand the changing trends in
Gaelic culture and to implement these in their content; welcomes the news that the channel is
investing more in its digital content to reach younger audiences; further welcomes its recent
partnership agreement with S4C of Wales, Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast
Fund and TG4 of the Republic of Ireland to invest more in Celtic language output, and recognises
what it sees as the ongoing contribution that BBC ALBA makes in promoting Gaelic language and
culture to a wider audience in the Highlands and Islands and across Scotland.
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A
The
final
item
of
business
is
members
business
debate
on
motion,
one
3742
in
the
name
of
Donald
cannon
on
celebrating
10
years
of
BBC
alpha.
This
debate
will
be
concluded
with
her
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
Forbes
does
remember,
agree
with
me
that,
whilst
debates
in
English
BBC
have
raged
for
years
on
a
Scottish
six,
for
example,
the
Gallic
8,
which
is
news
on
BBC
hour,
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.
B
B
By
coincidence,
I
was
lucky
enough
to
spend
Monday
afternoon
visiting
the
offices
of
BBC
Alpha
in
Stornoway
and
I
spoke
to
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
their
epitome
incredible
loyalty
to
the
channel
from
its
employees,
which,
in
my
view,
is
undoubtedly
a
good
sign.
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
gallic
is
a
central
part
of
what
BBC
Alaba
does
it's
not
just
the
language
that
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
a
lipu
who
have
no
connection
to
garlic
whatsoever.
B
Let
me
give
some
examples:
I've
non
Gallic,
speaking
friends
who
have
said
to
me
that
the
only
way
they
can
watch
their
local
shinty
team
is
on
BBC
alle
per.
We
know
that,
for
instance,
Scotland
qualified
for
the
Women's
World
Cup
next
year,
BBC
a
leper
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
D
B
According
to
BBC
Oliver
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
door
Tagalog
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
like
BBC
Alaba
and
the
other
significant
challenge
which
I
must
return
to
is
funding,
because
when
I
spoke
to
the
staff
that's
doing
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
Oliver
and
that's
freedom
jalapa
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
supports
that
support.
In
my
view,
they
could
do
more
to
have
both
invest
in
and
support.
Bbc
Alaba
I
will
conclude
on
this
note,
deputy
presiding
officer,
despite
the
fact
that
it
is
a
21st
century
recreation
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
alpha
drive
much
of
the
content,
rather
than
it
being
opposed
from
above.
It
is
a
service
for
the
whole
of
Scotland
and
a
standard-bearer
for
a
language
and
a
culture
that
means
so
much
to
so
many
here,
but
also
across
the
world.
So
to
BBC
ala
/
can
I
finish
by
saying
top
of
it.
A
E
Now
a
horse
knock,
get
garlic.
Mauritian
Fleur
be
more
than
going
the
goon
garlic
cat,
goukan
vlog
program
and
lay
hitch,
Nanny
HeLa
ho
and
stray
yaaaa
drama
at
his
kudamon
q,
4f
Egham
to
rescue
Java
spores
a
ravine
afar
scooter,
Mahajan
channel
marnark,
Lenten,
bowel
coffee,
machine,
family,
talita,
Nabeel,
a
severe
shock
Lincoln
can
be
BBC
Alaba
in
the
dark
or
Swan
bowel
kosha
Nanban
Alaba
knock
a
torched
arch
to
cook
more.
There
are
American
spores
almond
Oliver
hi
the
burden
go
garlic,
avidians
afar
allah
mention
a
center
arcing
hi.
E
Nobody
should
do
weevil
coached
in
a
bull
for
dementia,
akan
hast
the
coronary,
the
garlic
she
shot,
an
overt.
How
me
fearful
beckon
a
billion
suggests
but
shortened
you.
How
could
some
of
the
villa
hula
dunya
had
titles
and
Shannon
understand
whole
turducken
VG
in
the
garlic
that
had
dunya
at
or
Schleich
order,
knock
autumn?
Oh
no
reason
to
Honduran
going
IV
baloff
how
double
between
garlic,
Jaime
greed,
I.
A
F
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
as
muddy
those
waters
would.
What
does
the
member
think
could
be
done
to
further
improve
the
take
up
of
the
language
amongst
young
people
and
adults
as
well
outside
of
its
traditionally
spoken
areas,
including
the
Central
Park?
Apologies.
E
Helps
of
answered
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
Jamie
creams
region
and
the
waist
of
Scotland.
E
Okay,
so
tomorrow
villa
hula,
dunya,
her
title
Gong,
Shannon
I
just
can't
whole
Tarakan.
If
eg
on
the
garlic
that
had
dunya
a
torchlight
order,
not
a
quorum
of
no
reason
to
Honduran
going
V
ball
of
the
malam
Melanie
Mel
Aeneas
occurred
era,
hula
duniya
at
BBC
Alaba
arranged
3
agus
vs,
3,
hast,
Goosen,
channel
garlic,
Addison,
Colin,
Haines
and
Yosh.
To
cook
me:
a
caterer
Shoshanna,
Nadia
lien.
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
the
BBC
Alba
presiding
officer.
If
my
schoolteachers
were
here
today,
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
stop
laughing
my
attempts
to
extol
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
belong
me.
G
Looking
back,
I
probably
admit
that
I
could
single-handedly
Massacre
the
French
language
of
school
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
Swahili,
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
Alva,
his
Natalie
worth.
Noting
that
50%
of
Gallic
speakers
live
in
the
highlands
and
BBC
al
performs
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
story
based
mac
TV,
are
important.
Local
employers
and
that
highlights
how
important
BBC
alba
is
to
the
Island's
economy
as
a
whole
and
BBC
Harbor
sports
courage
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
programmes
on
BBC
alba
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
in
our
primary
and
secondary
schools
and
acts
as
an
engine
for
the
growth
of
the
language,
presiding
officer.
Bbc
ala
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
their
BBC.
Alber
will
be
central,
I
believe
in
achieving
that
target
and
I
urge
the
Scottish
Government
it
had
continues
to
support
the
channel
and
for
people
across
Scotland
to
do
the
same.
Thank
you.
H
The
elite
thank
God,
my
said
Cameron
or
Sean
adjust,
but
Shaw's
chair,
Fergus,
cotta,
mejor
sharp
in
the
far
limits
plea
on
the
BBC,
our
horrible
cognac
hamster
and
with
a
hostile,
BBC,
Alta,
HaMashiach,
Haley,
I,
guess
whole
equestrian
program
and
this
couch
off
when
the
lation
BBC
Oliver
is
fast.
I
guess
at
all,
Charlotte
is
Amita.
H
First
initial
Kumaresh,
her
you
tangu
BBC
allah,
hafiz
acquainted
in
the
hollow,
forgive
a
legal
account;
I
guess:
Canyon
kingship
compulsion,
Jesus
Kofi,
that
are
underlying
raw
BBC
Allah
/,
because
her
mission,
marine
PBC,
Allah,
/
shishun
and
thank
either
on
havoc
is
the
party
and
political
team
in
ER.
Agata
get
this
to
l'homme
new,
the
vasila
on
the
politics.
H
No,
and
the
main
and
atolan
Oogie
Anita
show
wine
growl,
but
who
should
root
in
the
career
clingy
to
heart
critic
and
a
Gavin
with
an
entire
who
not
know
who
lat
vascular,
garlic,
navaja,
Horace,
Auguste,
Maravich,
Angus
withdrawal
click,
which
television
past
forward
on
the
Cleo
noona
garlic,
Hamid
off,
astonish?
Give
in
television
click
past
Amadou,
scuba,
Carmen,
Dido,
maja,
:,
son
away
her
I
guess
her
now,
Jesus
son,
linoleic
and
yellow
garlic
Angie
looks
on
the
via
Brehon
me
in
a
garlic.
H
How
BBC
ala,
/
addiction
show
I
guess
answer:
spiritual
hammock
angel
can
be
maintained,
the
classic
of
Nagala
chrome,
Grauman's,
afar
homage
and
I'm
Jesus
on
the
V
D
in
mana,
garlic,
Mohammed
and
Rasta
Bischoff
completion,
forearm
Graham
fornication
with
elevations
luncheon,
nor
the
brexit
and
the
garlic
couch.
Oh
sure,.
H
Alistair
Allan
Mona,
Hook,
BBC,
iwonder,
o
mundo,
get
fat
well,
Anna
kingship
can
be
Monsieur
and
talking
Christian
mean
RIBA,
see
no
mention
of
a
chanela
on
the
dollar
per.
How
many
cane
shows
I
guess
a
quid
from
a
dimension
classic
of
the
garlic
among
Jesus
mother
who's,
based
on
a
tip
the
Indiana
garlic
sauce
on
the
holo
show
route
to
you.
There's
a
hole
attend
gala
in
she
may
reached
now
over
New
York
BBC
Allah
/
I
get
the
whole
of
Jerusalem
high
on
the
Jack.
D
Kept
alive
official
Realty,
hey,
hammock,
Lee
tourists
can
took,
though,
come
on
Jase,
but
Shaw
arrived
Thank,
You,
presiding
officer,
I'm,
very
pleased
that
Donald
Cameron
brought
forward
this
debate.
It
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
wish
BBC
Oliver
happy
birthday.
It
feels
like
BBC
Oliver
has
been
around
forever,
but
ten
years
is
a
relatively
short
space
of
time
to
make
the
impact
that
it
has.
It's
been
up
the
forefront
of
promoting
the
Gallic
language
that
they're
carrying
of
sports,
not
just
shinty,
but
footballers.
D
We've
heard
rugby
has
promoted
a
much
wider
audience
than
the
one
that
may
have
been
ordered,
as
that
may
have
originally
been
set
up
deserved,
but
this
encourages
others
to
listen
to
our
language
and
indeed
again,
an
interest
in
it.
It
could
be
argued
that
the
coverage
of
sheltie
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.
D
They
have
a
broad
range
of
programs
for
young
viewership
pad
post,
among
others,
working
in
tandem
with
garlic,
medieval
education
to
help
young
people
learn
their
news
and
current
affairs
programmes
of
as
we've
heard,
are
excellent.
Your
pas
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,
rue
de
MacDonald
doesn't
seem
to
have
aged
at
all,
albeit
thought.
Her
hair
style
has
changed
a
number
of
times
over
the
series.
D
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.
D
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.
D
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
and
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
current
career
to
pursue
that
keeps
them
in
our
community
and
gives
some
choices.
Our
language
is
also
important
to
keep
our
history
and
culture
alive.
D
The
history
and
culture
of
the
Highlands
and
Islands
communities
is
handed
down
through
poetry,
song
and
storytelling,
and
if
we
lose
the
language,
we
lose
that
aspect
of
our
heritage.
Bbc
alma
also
promotes
those
traditional
arts,
as
well
as
contemporary
arts,
and
for
the
sad
is
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.
D
Bbc
album
has
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
alibi
gets
a
fair
share
of
the
cake,
as
Donald
Cameron
said
in
his
opening
speech
and
money
is
available,
the
bids
to
produce
new
and
innovative
programming
much
exceed
what
is
available
in
cash
wise
to
pay.
D
For
that,
so
I
think
we
need
to
urge
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
Alaba,
very
much
like
a
traditional
Kayle
rather
than
the
fourth
catch
he
sometimes
find
on
other
channels.
D
While
recognising
it's
worth,
we
also
need
to
make
sure
we
supported
Duncan
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
protect
and
promote
BBC
a
lopa,
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,
who
are
Bri
MA,
happy
birthday.
I
Tang
or
forget
real,
a
a
Hyunjoo,
well
take
larger
item
ears
on
the
gallic
we
are
be
a
torched
jacket,
a
knowledge
had
come
snag,
Alec
and
fiscal
Shaw
again,
and
she
an
astronomic
Anil,
Gallagher,
good
or
Adam
Russian.
They
doula
can
see
me
me
chin
day.
It
ask
again
viola
so,
firstly,
I'd
like
to
thank
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.
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
ten
years
ago,
which
was
attended
by
the
great
and
the
good
of
the
Gallic
world,
the
great
and
the
good
of
the
BBC
and
others.
I
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
alibi
is
vital
to
the
promotion,
preservation
and
normalization
of
the
culture,
that
is,
the
Gallic
language,
lifestyle
and
all
that
comes
with
it.
I
So
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
be
able
to
celebrate
the
10th
anniversary
of
BBC
alibi
here
this
evening
first
launched
ten
years
ago
tonight
that
9:00
p.m.
was
or
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
platform
for
content
to
be
shared,
fair
and
wade.
I
The
presiding
officer
ten
years
ago
at
the
channel
launched
mg
Alaba
s--
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
favorable
deals
with
their
own
suppliers
and
providing
employee
security
and
also
seasonal,
commissioning
reins
bringing
higher
production
value
bespoke
programming
to
the
channel
of
which
they
had
three
tender
in
rennes
annually.
I
At
the
launch
of
the
channel
10
years
on
mg,
Alaba
still
have
the
volume
deals
providing
89%
of
the
channels
original
funded
erage
for
75%
of
the
program
budget.
Sadly,
mg
Alaba
cannot
now
accommodates
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.
I
These
commissioning
rounds
are
heavily
dependent
on
the
1
million
parent
pressure
funding
received
over
the
past
3
years,
some
which
again
worryingly,
is
not
guaranteed
and
thus
caused
his
uncertainty
and
insecurity
in
the
independent
sector
and
was
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
to
supply
of
high-quality
originations.
I
Another
issue
of
concern,
presiding
officer,
is
the
plan
to
launch
a
new
Scottish
channel
now.
Clearly,
we
all
welcome
and
you
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
are
in
that
respect.
I
But
there's
one
thing
sure
we
need
to
safeguard
BBC,
Oliver's
appreciation
and
consumption
across
the
Scottish
wide
audience
and
ensure
the
two
channels
work
in
partnership
with
each
other
and
not
in
competition.
I
generally
genuinely
hope.
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
presenter
officer
time,
as
always
prevents
Amy
from
raising
a
other
salient
points.
But
suffice
to
say:
let's
celebrate
all
that
mg.
I
J
Time
for
satan
officer,
a
gavotte
militia
go
beacon,
gala
kakum
am
NOT
a
savage
femi
me
biella
billion
sorry,
it's
my
usual
opening.
I
only
have
a
little
garlic,
so
I'm
gonna
have
to
speak
in
English,
and
first
thing
I
have
to
do
is
to
congratulate
my
colleague,
Donald
camera
and
the
or
Donald
talked
about
BBC
a
lot
by
going
from
strength
to
strength
and
I.
J
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.
News
is
very
important,
so
I
also
welcome
the
the
weekend
bulletins
in
radio,
none
Gale
and,
as
others
have
very
much
welcome
the
the
new
new
jobs,
particularly
there.
J
The
new
journalism,
jobs
in
Inverness,
the
the
six
jobs
but,
as
has
been
said,
BBC
operates
a
throughout
the
guilt
act
and
it's
its
jobs
and
it's
spread.
I
think
our
welcome
and
it's
always
been
very
outward.
Looking-
is
I
hope
the
Highlands
has
always
seen
to
be
so.
There's
many
things
to
be
posted
I
think
the
revamp
are
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.
J
Collaboration
is
very
important
and
I
want
to
perhaps-
and
others
have
touched
on
this
and
I-
don't
wish
to
appear
to
be
negative,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
talk
about
the
BBC
Charter
Review
and
the
significant
support
that
was
indicated
not
during
the
public
consultation
for
garlic
and
the
proposal
of
the
motion
talked
about
the
modest
budget
and
others
would
describe
it
as
an
inequitable
outcome
to
that
charter.
Review
s4c
are
guaranteed.
J
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
on
something
like
8.2
million
brackets
from
the
BBC.
Well,
as
this
become
clear
that
the
new
BBC
Scotland
is
tough
four
times
that
budget
across
broadcast
for
fewer
hours
has
highlighted
the
further
inequity
of
the
situation
so
as
I
call
that,
let's
say
constituent
boots
and
I'm
sure
I'm,
not
the
only
recipient
of
that
email
in
it.
J
It's
a
Quartus
waters
of
BBC
alaqah
and
that's
to
renew
the
call
for
a
minimum
of
ten
hours
new
programming
per
week.
Colin,
the
BBC
and
politicians
to
commit
to
this
and
the
resources
that
are
required
to
any
BBC
and
puppet
of
Belapur
to
fulfill
its
role
of
offering
I
diverse
range
of
high-quality
programs
in
garlic.
So,
on
a
positive
note,
people
have
talked
about
the
dynamic
nature
of
the
media.
J
I
also
commend,
of
course,
the
sports
coverage
and
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
don't
politicize
the
language.
A
language
is
a
very
powerful
role
to
play
and
we
know
that
we
sisters
and
brothers
and
wheels
Catalonia,
and
indeed
the
Basque
Country
and
in
this
mansion
made
in
the
motion
about
the
the
Celtic
language
in
the
recent
partnership
agreement.
I
think
that
could
a
contribute
to
positive
progress
and
respect,
for
instance,
for
the
Irish
language
and
the
the
north
of
Ireland.
A
K
So,
first
of
all,
we'd
like
to
thank
BBC
Alaba
producers,
presenters
and
commissioners
and,
of
course,
the
BBC
and
the
Gallic
media
mg
Alaba,
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.
Labret
it's
on
a
good
happy
birthday.
K
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.
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.
K
Bbc
Alaba
is
an
important
part
of
that
process
in
children's
programming
in
its
digital
content
and
in
providing
a
common
frame
of
reference
for
the
Garlic
community
and
its
way
to
cents.
In
ten
short
years,
BBC
Alaba
has
become
an
accepted
part
of
the
Scottish
broadcasting
landscape
on
a
celebrated
part,
with
strong
audience
approval
ratings
and
audience
reach
of
over
ten
percent
nationally
and
over
65
percent
among
users
of
Gallup.
K
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
island
communities.
K
The
channel
has
also
demonstrated
that
its
innovative
partnership
model
with
mg
Al
Abbar
and
the
BBC
can
work
successfully
and
in
this
I
believe
the
channel
is
showing
the
way
to
other
broadcasters
who
are
now
realizing
the
mutual
benefit
of
partnership
models
and
as
our
new
dedicated
screening
agency
screen,
Scotland
gets
up
and
running.
One
of
its
priorities
is
to
promote
a
more
coordinated
approach
to
resources
and
more
cooperation
between
broadcasters
in
the
interests
of
audiences.
K
Alaba
funding
no
totals
approximately
22
million
pounds
and
we,
as
a
Scottish
government,
were
delighted
to
announce
in
Fable
II
five
hundred
thousand
pound
grant
to
develop
the
studio
facilities,
see
Forth
Road
in
Stornoway
to
improve
facilities
for
programme
making
and
offer
training
opportunities
for
young
people
interested
in
the
media.
But
public
funding
of
the
Wales
channel
s4c
is
approximately
120
million,
which,
from
2022
following
a
recent
UK
government
review
of
s4c,
as
expected
to
almost
all
come
through
the
licence
fee
settlement.
So
the
role
of
the
BBC
is
therefore
critical.
K
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
god
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.
The
BBC
still
spends
consider
really
less
here.
K
K
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.
K
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
10
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.