Fulbright Scholarship Programme: Funding

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Excerpts
Monday 22nd November 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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I thank the noble Lord for his contribution. I am grateful that although he is not a Fulbright scholar he has chosen to intervene, and that there are still four more who can.

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Portrait Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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On a slightly different topic, can the noble Lord say, as a non-recipient, whether he will continue to fund the Chevening scholarships?

Lord Henley Portrait Lord Henley
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My Lords, that is a matter for the Foreign Office, but obviously I am answering for Her Majesty’s Government as a whole. I understand that there is still a commitment from the Foreign Office to continue in that field.