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Commonwealth Scholarships Programme: Northern Ireland

International Development written question – answered at on 14 July 2014.

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Photo of Ivan Lewis Ivan Lewis Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what work the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission does to promote the availability of its scholarships to students resident in Northern Ireland.

Photo of Lynne Featherstone Lynne Featherstone The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development

The scholarships offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK are for citizens of other Commonwealth countries to study in the United Kingdom, or for UK qualifications. UK citizens resident in the United Kingdom are not eligible for these awards.

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