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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 18 November 2008. It occurred during Question for short debate on Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme.

Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme

I shall take one minute. It is the two-way flow. Some noble Lords have stressed that we are no longer necessarily top of the league. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore all provide excellent universities, and the exchange is important. All in all, this appears to be typical Treasury chicanery. It has gone to the FCO, it has looked round and asked, ““What schemes do you really need to do? Do you really need to fund this?”” It has picked on it and it has been withdrawn. There is no particular rhyme or reason behind the cuts. It is another example where this Government, so profligate in some areas, are spoiling the ship for a ha’porth of tar.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
705 c115GC 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Commonwealth Finance Overseas students Universities Research Foreign and Commonwealth Office Postgraduate education Scholarships Chevening scholarships programme Marshall scholarships Commonwealth scholarships programme
Link
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