Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 4 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 December 2001. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 December 2001 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many British Council scholarships have been awarded to students from Southern Sudan in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001. - Includes figures.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many British Council scholarships have been awarded to students from Southern Sudan in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001. [21521] Clare Short: There were no British Council scholarships awarded to Sudanese students during this period. However, there were (a) 22 students from Sudan managed by the British Council in calendar year 2000; and (b) 22 in 2001. These 44 were funded either by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Chevening Scholarships) or the United Nations. The British Council figures do not identify which Sudanese students are from the south.

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