§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many students from southern Sudan have been awarded Commonwealth scholarships in 2000–01. [14400]
§ Clare ShortSudan is not a member of the Commonwealth and is not eligible for such awards.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many Commonwealth scholarships have been awarded to students who were nominated by bodies other than the student's own Government in 2000–01. [14399]
§ Clare ShortIn 2000–01, 241 individuals took up places under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship plan, 134 of whom were nominated through agencies appointed by the governments of their respective countries. 107 were also nominated directly from their universities, except in the case of the Indian sub-continent, where nominations come from the national university authorities of the countries concerned.