Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Emergency Budget Review policy forecasts: FOI releaseFound: First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery – John Swinney The Scottish Government | St
Jan. 16 2024
Source Page: Table showing median gross hourly earnings of earnings of employees by nationality, January to December 2019, Annual Population Survey. 12p.Found: *Poland9.77Portugal9.9Guinea-Bissau*East Timor*Puerto Rico*Qatar*Réunion*Romania10Russia15.11Rwanda*St
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing assistance to help reduce freight costs to St Helena.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government funded a new airport on St Helena (completed in 2016) to facilitate the transport of both passengers and freight. The UK will also provide up to £33.06 million of financial aid in 2023/24 to support the delivery of public services and access to the island, including any St Helena Government support towards shipping costs. A further £30 million is being provided between 2019-2026 for infrastructure development, including new port facilities that will facilitate better shipping services. The St Helena Government is responsible for the island's freight services and is in the process of tendering a new shipping contract.
Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitutionFound: Helena.
Apr. 03 2024
Source Page: Torus Housing Association's severe maladministration findings by the Housing OmbudsmanFound: Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Steve Coffey CEO Torus Housing Association Helena
Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023
Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitutionFound: The heart of the issue St Helena is expected to function as a completely separate country, not only
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the issue of invasive species in the Overseas Territories.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The FCDO, together with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), is providing support to conservation and biodiversity projects in the UK Overseas Territories (OT) including those that tackle the issue of invasive species. The St Helena Cloud Forest project, funded by the cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, includes invasive species clearance at replanting sites and invasive invertebrate monitoring and management.
The Darwin Plus competitive grants scheme, hosted by DEFRA, has supported a number of projects that aim to tackle the threat posed by invasive non-native species to biodiversity and endemic species in the OTs and welcomes further applications for projects in this area. DEFRA work in combination with the Animal and Plant Health Agency and The Food and Environment Research Agency to bolster biosecurity capacity.
Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023
Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitutionFound: Written evidence submitted by Mr Basil Crowie (TTC 32) About me I am originally from St Helena but
Correspondence May. 24 2024
Committee: Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas TerritoriesFound: Evidence received suggests that the funding for education in St Helena, and the support offered to students
Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023
Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitutionFound: Sir Bob Russell, Chair of the St Helena All-Party Parliamentary Group back in 2012, told a visiting