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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-10.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to appoint a new Minister of State for the Department for International Development in the House of Lords as a replacement for the current Minister; and if so, when they intend to make that appointment.
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
The Rt Hon Lord Bates has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department for International Development (DfID).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-07-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what meetings they have had with councillors from St Helena about the provision of air services to the island.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Minister Duddridge discussed the provision of air services to St Helena with Councillor Lawson Henry in December 2015.
DFID officials work closely with the Governor of St Helena on all issues to do with air access to the island. The Governor is in regular direct contact with the Councillors on this issue.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-07-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about transport services to St Helena.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Representations have been received from the Elected Councillors of the Legislative Council of St Helena as well as from a number of potential providers of a scheduled air service to St Helena.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-07-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the Namibia Atlantic Aero Partnership for an air service from Namibia to St Helena.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The air service proposal from the Namibia Atlantic Aero Partnership has been assessed and was not considered a viable option.