Education: Marshall Scholarships

Debate between Baroness Jay of Paddington and Lord Kinnock

Monday 18th October 2010 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Jay of Paddington]

My Lords—

[Lord Kinnock]

My Lords—

[Baroness Jay of Paddington]

My Lords, at a time when the so-called special relationship is quite often under threat, is the Minister aware of the important fact that there are 10 Marshall scholars in President Obama's Administration? Given what we know of the generosity of previous scholars—for example, their personal donations to British universities far outweigh the scholarship’s £2 million cost to the FCO—it is very important that the scheme should be maintained.