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Gaza: Chevening Scholarships Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the projected cost to the public purse is of Chevening scholarships awarded to students from Gaza for 2025-26.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
4 Sept 2025
Answer
18 Sept 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the projected cost to the public purse is of Chevening scholarships awarded to students from Gaza for 2025-26.

  2. 4 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    All costs will be covered under the normal Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Chevening Scholarship Programme.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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