The Earl of Carlisleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why they rejected the advice of Her Majesty's three ambassadors to the Baltic states to increase the 2WA Chevening scholarship budget to £200,000 per annum for each nation (from approximately £70,000); and whether they will re-examine the allocation. [HL4146]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalWorldwide demand for Chevening scholarships is considerable but funds are limited. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will each receive £90,000 for scholarships in the next financial year, an increase of some 30 per cent over the previous allocation. These increased amounts were agreed with, and welcomed by, Her Majesty's ambassadors, who at no stage requested £200,000 for each country.