Tag: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government by whom the Governor of St Helena is appointed; to whom she is responsible; and to whom she reports on issues concerning the airport.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

​The Governor is Her Majesty’s representative on St Helena and is responsible for administering the St Helena Government. The Governor is appointed on the advice of, and reports on all matters to, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, acting on behalf of Her Majesty, in order to represent the interests of the people of St Helena.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 January (HL5044), which Members of the House were not sent writs of summons and why.

Lord Faulks

All members of the House were sent writs including a further seven writs sent by hand to Members disqualified for sitting and voting in the House.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the composition of the government of St Helena, and by whom each member of that government is appointed or elected.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The St Helena Government comprises of:

A Governor appointed by the Foreign Secretary of behalf of the Queen.

An Executive Council of twelve elected members and three members of St Helena Government who are appointed by the Governor.

A Legislative Council of five elected members and three senior members of the St Helena Government who are appointed by the Governor.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the current number of Members of the House (1) not on leave of absence, and (2) on leave of absence.

Lord Laming

815 members are not on leave of absence or disqualified as members of the judiciary; 30 have taken leave of absence; 8 are disqualified as members of the judiciary.

You may find it helpful to know that up-to-date information about membership of the House is available on the Parliamentary website: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the (1) annual revenue, and (2) annual capital expenditure, of the government of St Helena is provided by them.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

For Financial Year 2016/17 the Government has agreed to provide funding to St Helena Government which makes up 62% of their recurrent budget and 57% of their capital programme.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Chairman of Committees which Members of the House have so far attended no sittings of the House this Session.

Lord Laming

There are nine members who are currently eligible to attend the House but have yet to attend in the 2015/16 Session. They are:

L. Alliance

L. Bridges

L. Cameron of Lochbroom

B. Hanham

L. Inge

L. Neill of Bladen

L. Thomas of Macclesfield

B. Thomas of Walliswood

L. Wade of Chorlton

This list does not include members who are on leave of absence or who are disqualified from attending as members of the judiciary.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 25 July (HL1170), who is responsible for arranging the promised meeting to brief members of the House on the airport at St Helena, and when it is expected to be held.

Lord Bates

DFID are holding a briefing meeting for all interested peers on St Helena airport on 25 October, between 13:00 and 14:00 in Room 10a (House of Lords). Invitations were issued on 5 October.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-04-28.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the corrected Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 13 April (HL5044), how many of those Writs were sent to Peers in (1) each region of England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.

Lord Faulks

A total of 808 Writs were sent to Life and Hereditary Peers across the regions of England and the counties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as follows:

East of England 61; East Midlands 15; North East 19; North West 26; South East 108; South West 49; West Midlands 19; Yorkshire & Humber 27; Central London 164; Greater London 221; Scotland 61; Wales 18; Northern Ireland 20.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what compensation claims have been received by the government of St Helena as a result of the delay in opening the airport to commercial traffic, and how those claims are being dealt with.

Lord Bates

As far as we are aware, the St Helena Government has not received any claims for compensation following the identification of wind shear at St Helena Airport.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-07-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the planned schedule for RMS St Helena for the next 12 months.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The current planned schedule for the RMS St Helena up to June 2017, which is available on the official RMS St Helena website, is attached for the convenience of the Noble Lord.