§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education the number of African students from the Union of South Africa who have received scholarships from United Kingdom public funds in whole or in part to study in the United Kingdom for the years 1950 to 1957, inclusive; and under what authority the selection of scholarship students is made.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe benefits of the Education Acts are confined to the people of England and Wales. No students coming from South Africa have, therefore, received scholarships during the years 1950–57 from the funds of my Department. I am informed by my noble Friend the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations that during the same period 14 scholarships of ten months' duration have been awarded by the British Council to South African nationals all of whom were of European extraction. The initial selection of candidates was made by the Committee of University Principals in South Africa and the final selection, based on academic suitability, was made by the British Council.