The SNP has been very supportive of the need to finance and develop Gaelic as a living language in Scotland.  In December 2008 Alex Salmond gave a short interview to Vilaweb a Catalonian newspaper where he highlighted the importance of GME Education and Gaelic Television in promoting the Gaelic language.  The link below will take you to Vilaweb, click the play button on the picture with Salmond in it to hear the 6 minute video.

Salmond interview 17 Dec 2008

The Scottish Government’s Gaelic Language Plan is now available – Gaelic Language Plan - it makes interesting reading, e.g.

We will promote the acquisition and learning of Gaelic

The Scottish Government recognises that a sustainable future for Gaelic requires more people to learn the language and that attention requires to be focused on the home, education and adult learning as the key means of achieving this. We will take the following steps to help create a supportive environment for growing the number of Gaelic speakers in Scotland.

• we will maintain the system of specific grants for Gaelic education to help develop the Gaelic education sector and we have increased the funding available to local authorities to ensure that the development of new Gaelic units and dedicated schools are prioritised
• we will promote Gaelic-medium education as a positive choice for parents, working with local authorities and Bòrd na Gàidhlig to deliver this
• we will encourage and support the development of dedicated Gaelic-medium schools, to help create the most productive environment for learning Gaelic in primary schools
• we have established a Gaelic school capital fund to support local authorities