Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 16 March 2016
16 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 (Implementation)
Education and Lifelong Learning
I very much agree that parents are the most important people in a child’s life and that we need to support what they do. We are providing substantial funding for the National Deaf Children’s Society to deliver support to families with a deaf child, including teaching them family sign language so that they can communicate—it is often forgotten that communication can be a great difficulty for many families. As we announced last week, we have appointed deaf and hearing parents to the national advisory group.
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14. Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015. (S4O-05669)
The Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages (Dr Alasdair Allan)
SNP
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Dennis Robertson
SNP
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Dr Allan
SNP
I very much agree that parents are the most important people in a child’s life and that we need to support what they do. We are providing substantial funding...