Proceeding contribution from Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 20 March 2008. It occurred during Debate on The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
The Minister will know how much I welcome this debate, which I hope will become a regular annual event. She identified how the Government support activities such as those undertaken by the Commonwealth secretariat, but does she agree that the Foreign Office's decision to withdraw money for Commonwealth scholarships has been sorely felt? That budget has been cut by £10 million, and many scholarships are now unavailable. Will she go back and discuss that cut with the Foreign Office to see whether the programme can be restored?
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- 2007-08
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- Commonwealth Developing countries Development aid International relations International organisations Pakistan Zimbabwe Maldives Scholarships
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