§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom scholarships for students from Mauritius.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe Government have for some years offered scholarships to students from Mauritius. Thirty five undergraduates and 33 at other levels studied here during 1986 under such arrangements. Seventeen of these were financed under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and six under the new Overseas Development Administration Shared Scholarship Scheme.
In addition to the continuation of these two schemes and our in-service training scheme, a new arrangement requested by the Mauritian Government was agreed during the visit of the Mauritian Education Minister to Britain last week. Under this the top 16 school leavers from Mauritius in each of the next two years will study in Britain; the British Government will fund some in full and pay the tuition costs of the remainder.