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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Refugees: Scholarships more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of refugees or displaced persons who have benefitted from scholarships provided by British Aid programmes in (1) 2023, (2) 2022, and (3) 2021; and, for each of these years, how many refugees in the UK have been awarded one of these scholarships. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL7837 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-30more like thismore than 2023-05-30
answer text <p>The FCDO Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded scholarships, Chevening and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), both accept applications from refugees in eligible countries. Neither scheme awards scholarships to any applicants, including refugees, already based in the UK.</p><p>Chevening does not retain information on refugee status of its scholars after the application process. CSC records show 4 awards were given to refugees or displaced people in 2020/21, 4 in 21/22 and 4 in 22/23.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-30T15:06:53.51Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-30T15:06:53.51Z
answering member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter