HMS “Ocean”: Hurricane Relief

Baroness Sheehan Excerpts

Thursday 14th September 2017 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Goldie]

I do not have a specific breakdown on that issue. I undertake to write to my noble friend if I can elicit more information.

[Baroness Sheehan (LD)]

My Lords, on Tuesday in your Lordships’ House, I asked the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, about the number of people who are still missing in the affected British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos and the Commonwealth island of Barbuda. It is a simple and straightforward question in a disaster situation, but I did not get a satisfactory response. May I have one now?

[Baroness Goldie]

As the noble Baroness will understand, the situation has been fast changing. The information I have in relation to British nationals is that we do not have any reports of British casualties at this time, and we are also not aware of any British nationals who are injured. As I say, the situation is fast moving. Through the existing channels of communication we now have, we hope to be able to clarify the information with greater detail.