I regret that due to an administrative error, my previous response initially contained incorrect information. This has been corrected on the Official Report (PQ HL4591) since the question was tabled.<\/p>
In fact, the British Council supported one project in Swaziland and one in Lesotho in 2017. In both cases, this was the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The CSFP is an annual scheme made available to all the Commonwealth countries by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission.<\/p>
The CSFP is aimed at students of Commonwealth countries who can make a significant contribution to their home country after the completion of a higher education programme in the UK. The British Council provides pre-departure briefings for all scholars on living and studying in the UK, and looks after alumni relations including periodic networking events. The British Council held pre-departure briefings in 2017 and 2016 for scholars from Swaziland and Lesotho.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-02-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-02-08T17:00:25.713Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-01-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Southern Africa: Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 January (HL4591), whether they will provide details of (1) the two education projects supported in Swaziland, and (2) the two education projects supported in Lesotho in 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord German"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord German"} ], "uin" : "HL5107"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/820510", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/820510/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The British Council have advised that in each of the last five years the number of education projects the British Council has supported in each country is:<\/p>
Country<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swaziland<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Botswana<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lesotho<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Following the declaration of a State of Emergency, the Maldives government made clear that there would be no restrictions on tourist movements and that tourist resorts were unlikely to be significantly affected. Our travel advice was updated to reflect this and advised British nationals visiting the Maldives to take extra care and follow local advice. On 10 November the Maldivian government lifted the State of Emergency. Our travel advice has been updated accordingly.<\/p>"}
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