asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in respect of Scotland, the Government are taking steps to implement the Helsinki Agreement to recognise the cultural heritage of national minorities, and to promote translation of literary works in less spoken languages.
Her Majesty's Government have always recognised the contribution of minority cultures and languages to the common culture of the United Kingdom. In respect of Scotland this recognition has been expressed for many years by the support given, through the Scottish Education Department and the Scottish Arts Council, to a variety of bodies concerned with Scottish culture and Gaelic language and literature. This will continue to be our policy regarding implementation of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe.
asked the Secretary, of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in respect of Wales, the Government are taking steps to implement the Helsinki Agreement to recognise the cultural heritage of national minorities and to promote the translation of literary works in less spoken languages.
Her Majesty's Government have always recognised the contribution of minority cultures and languages to the common culture of the United Kingdom.
In respect of Wales, this has been expressed for many years through the Welsh Book Grant, and by support of the Welsh Arts Council, the Welsh Education Office, the Welsh Joint Education Committee and the University Grants Committee. This will continue to be our policy regarding implementation of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe.