60 years of independent television in the north of Scotland

Early day motion 449, tabled 20 September 2021 by Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party). Signed by 18 members.

That this House notes that 30 September 2021 marks sixty years of Independent Television in the North of Scotland; notes that Grampian Television, which served the area with distinction from 1961 to 2006, produced programming in Gaelic, English and Scots at a time when the indigenous languages of Scotland were under increasing threat from globalisation; recognises that many of those programmes are now a valuable archive of the language and culture of North and North-east Scotland; and calls for the full devolution of broadcasting powers to the Scottish Parliament in order that broadcasting policy better reflects the priorities and needs of the people of Scotland.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 15, Alba 1, DUP 1, Independent 1.