A GAELIC Language Plan has been published for the first time by East Lothian Council, with a pledge to promote the language's use in schools. Despite the most recent census finding that only 0.4 per cent of residents in East Lothian speak Gaelic – well below the 1.1 per cent national average – the council has produced a plan outlining how it will support the language locally. Among its key aims, the new plan commits the council to “include aspects of Gaelic language and culture to pupils educated by East Lothian Council, with the aim of attracting more young people to learn and use Gaelic”.