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Scots Gaelic And Google Translate

EDM number 1119 in 2015-16, proposed by Ian Blackford on 22/02/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Internet and cybercrime.

That this House applauds Google on introducing Scots Gaelic to its Translate application; considers it an important cultural language and icon in the constituency of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, across the Highlands and Islands and Scotland as a whole; hopes that the audio-verbalisation available on other languages will soon be activated too; believes that this will greatly open up the language for non-Gaelic speakers who are currently keen to learn but find the vocabulary and verbalisation too great a challenge; further hopes that this will quickly expand the number of people familiar with Gaelic; and looks forward to the count of those speaking this ancient language exceeding 100,000.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Blackford22/02/2016Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartyProposed
Kirsten Oswald23/02/2016East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySeconded
Chris Stephens23/02/2016Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts23/02/2016Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Natalie McGarry23/02/2016Glasgow EastScottish National PartySeconded
Patrick Grady23/02/2016Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySeconded
Lisa Cameron24/02/2016East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowScottish National PartySigned
Angela Crawley24/02/2016Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil24/02/2016Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Alison Thewliss24/02/2016Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySigned
Jonathan Edwards24/02/2016Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Monaghan24/02/2016Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySigned
Paul Flynn24/02/2016Newport WestLabourSigned
Marion Fellows25/02/2016Motherwell and WishawScottish National PartySigned
Stephen Gethins25/02/2016North East FifeScottish National PartySigned
Mhairi Black25/02/2016Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScottish National PartySigned
Deidre Brock25/02/2016Edinburgh North and LeithScottish National PartySigned
Gavin Newlands25/02/2016Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthScottish National PartySigned
Stewart McDonald25/02/2016Glasgow SouthScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law25/02/2016Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Steven Paterson26/02/2016StirlingScottish National PartySigned
Tasmina Sheikh29/02/2016Ochil and South PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
John Nicolson29/02/2016East DunbartonshireScottish National PartySigned
John McNally29/02/2016FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond29/02/2016Signed
Owen Thompson01/03/2016MidlothianScottish National PartySigned
Ronnie Cowan01/03/2016InverclydeScottish National PartySigned
Roger Mullin01/03/2016Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathScottish National PartySigned
Margaret Ferrier07/03/2016Rutherglen and Hamilton WestScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry07/03/2016Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Corri Wilson09/03/2016Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySigned
Joanna Cherry21/03/2016Edinburgh South WestScottish National PartySigned
Alasdair McDonnell23/03/2016Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Anne McLaughlin11/05/2016Glasgow North EastScottish National PartySigned

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