Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What progress his Department has made on the evacuation of UK scholarship students from Gaza.”
Tabled: 26 August 2025Answered: 2 September 2025
Asked by
Abtisam Mohamed
Labour — Sheffield Central
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr David Lammy)
I have been working closely with the Home Secretary to ensure that students from Gaza, including Chevening scholars, can secure their UK visas. We are expecting nine Chevening students to start their courses soon. I am pleased to say that we are extending this support to students in Gaza with full scholarships.