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 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.