Tag: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

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.

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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Baroness Verma on 27 June (HL Deb, cols 1358–59), when they plan to provide a briefing to members on transport services to St Helena.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Verma offered a briefing for Peers from DFID officials. Arrangements are being made for such a breifing to take place after the summer recess

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2015-02-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what due diligence is carried out and by whom before ministerial appointments are made.

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

As was the case under previous administrations, ministerial appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister, in line with the Ministerial Code.

For those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a life peerage, the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission vets nominations. For those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a peerage in order that they might sit in the House of Lords to take up a ministerial role, the Commission consults the main regulatory authorities, including HMRC, before giving advice.