Commonwealth Scholarships

EDM number 879 in 2010-12, proposed by David Lammy on 25/10/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Higher education.

That this House pays tribute to the important role Commonwealth scholarships have played in educating young people from Commonwealth countries, especially those in the developing world; notes the great contribution that Commonwealth scholars have made to international development, higher education and public life; welcomes the fact that more countries than ever before are offering Commonwealth scholarships following the establishment of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Endowment Fund; further welcomes the Government's support for the role of the Commonwealth in international development; and calls on the Government to ensure Commonwealth scholarships are available to all member countries, and the present funding is maintained as a key part of the UK's commitment to both the Commonwealth and international development.

This motion has been signed by a total of 48 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.