Lesser-taught Languages and Cultures – Public Petitions Committee, 29 November 2011

14/03/2012

I support what Sandra White said. I am very sympathetic to the issue. That does not mean that we should necessarily continue the petition, but we should do so for further investigation, as other avenues for how the activities can be funded are being explored with the Government. Much of that comes d…

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Lesser-taught Languages and Cultures (University Teaching Funding) – Public Petitions Committee, 20 September 2011

14/03/2012

I was very lucky in my previous working life to have travelled extensively in central and eastern Europe, including, more recently, the Baltic countries, and I have a very strong affinity with that area of the world. Of course, Scotland has a long history of connections with the Baltic area in parti…

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