Education: Marshall Scholarships

Lord Howe of Aberavon Excerpts

Monday 18th October 2010 Lords Chamber

[Lord Kinnock]

My Lords—

[Lord Howe of Aberavon]

My Lords—

[Noble Lords]

Lord Howe.

[Lord Howe of Aberavon]

My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and of the Cambridge Overseas Trust. I seek to reinforce the point already made that the sum that my noble friend the Minister has mentioned is not large—it is a little more than £2 million. One consequence of such scholarships is to encourage the scholars subsequently to make contributions of importance to our universities and to encourage others to do the same. They have a big multiplying effect.

[Lord Howell of Guildford]

I totally endorse what my noble and learned friend says. They are a variable part of the overall scheme of our relationship for today and for tomorrow. We must work to sustain that.