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Question for short debate on Tuesday, 18 November 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Luce. The answering member was Lord Bach.

Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme

Lords question for short debate on why they propose to end the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme relating to the whole Commonwealth.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
705 c100-22GC 
Session
2007-08
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2009-1046
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
Lord Colwyn | 705 c122GC (Link to this contribution) That completes the business before the Grand Committee this evening. The Committee stands adjourned....
Lord Bach | 705 c119-21GC (Link to this contribution) I am sorry if I did not take that point in what I have just said. I agree with the noble Lord entire...
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Lord Anderson of Swansea | 705 c102-3GC (Link to this contribution) It is always a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Luce, who is much admired in this House and ...
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 705 c107-8GC (Link to this contribution) Like other noble Lords in this short debate—and I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Luce for havin...
Baroness Deech | 705 c110-1GC (Link to this contribution) I welcome the opportunity to add my voice to the chorus of those who seek to strengthen our academic...
Lord Bew | 705 c113-4GC (Link to this contribution) Like other noble Lords who have spoken, I thank my noble friend Lord Luce for the work he has carrie...
Lord Colwyn | 705 c115GC (Link to this contribution) We should stop for the Division in the House unless the noble Baroness is about to wind up her remar...
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 705 c119GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for giving way. The point that I was making was that there is a climate-of-opin...
Lord Colwyn | 705 c115GC (Link to this contribution) There is a Division in the House. The Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes. [The Sitting was suspe...
Lord Bach | 705 c122GC (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the noble Lord has asked me that question, because I was just coming to that ver...
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood | 705 c111-2GC (Link to this contribution) I also record gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Luce, for providing the opportunity for me to speak ...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 705 c116-7GC (Link to this contribution) For those who are bewildered by the script, this is the second half of my epilogue comment on the su...
Lord McNally | 705 c122GC (Link to this contribution) There was the question of whether the Government had any specific plans to use the 50th anniversary ...
Lord Wright of Richmond | 705 c105GC (Link to this contribution) I start with an apology. When I put my name down to speak in this short debate, I fully expected tha...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 705 c108-9GC (Link to this contribution) Like other noble Lords, I warmly congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Luce, on having secured the debat...
Lord Rees of Ludlow | 705 c109-10GC (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest as a professor at Cambridge, a university proud and privileged to have hosted ...
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn | 705 c105-6GC (Link to this contribution) I first declare an interest as chancellor of the University of Aberdeen—a non-financial interest, I ...
Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 705 c115GC (Link to this contribution) I shall take one minute. It is the two-way flow. Some noble Lords have stressed that we are no longe...
Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 705 c114-5GC (Link to this contribution) I join others in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Luce, for bringing this important issue to the Commit...
Lord Bach | 705 c117-9GC (Link to this contribution) I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Luce, for raising what is undoubtedly an important topic an...
Lord Colwyn | 705 c116GC (Link to this contribution) I apologise for cutting the noble Lord off in mid-speech but there is a Division in the House. The C...
Lord Howell of Guildford | 705 c115-6GC (Link to this contribution) The Minister and I seem to be the epilogue to this immensely powerful 60-minute drama that we have j...
Lord Luce | 705 c100-2GC (Link to this contribution) asked Her Majesty’s Government why they propose to end the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship S...
Lord McNally | 705 c103-5GC (Link to this contribution) I echo the tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Luce, for bringing this matter before us. I shall try to ...
Subjects
Commonwealth Finance Overseas students Universities Research Foreign and Commonwealth Office Postgraduate education Scholarships Chevening scholarships programme Marshall scholarships Commonwealth scholarships programme
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