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Chevening Scholarships Programme

Commons · Question 112522 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether funding towards Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships is recorded as UK foreign aid spending.

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 23 Feb 2026

For more than forty years since its establishment under Margaret Thatcher's government, the Chevening Programme has been creating long-lasting relationships with future generations of leaders, decision makers and businesspeople from across the globe. Info...