Asked by: Alan Mak (Conservative - Havant)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his future plans are for the Marshall Scholarship scheme.
Answered by Lord Sharma
The Government supports the Marshall Scholarship Programme as a key element in the special relationship between the US and the UK.
We have made additional funding available to enable 40 scholars to study at UK universities from September 2017.
Asked by: Alan Mak (Conservative - Havant)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the strength of diplomatic and economic relations between China and the UK.
Answered by Lord Swire
Our relationship with China is strong and prosperous. We are building on the global partnership established during last year’s Chinese State Visit, by cooperating on international challenges and boosting trade and investment. We also have frank discussions on difficult issues including steel over-capacity, human rights and the South China Sea.