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.
Asked by: Thérèse Coffey (Conservative - Suffolk Coastal)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21017 on Darwin Plus, if he will provide a breakdown of Darwin Plus fund projects funded since 2019.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Pursuant to the Answer of 18 April to Question 21017, a summary of Darwin Plus projects funded since 2019, broken down by Territory, can be found below. These figures include the latest awards from Rounds 12 of Darwin Plus Main and Fellowships, Round 1 of Darwin Plus Strategic, and Round 3 of Darwin Plus Local.
Overseas Territory | Grant Funding from 2019 - 2024 |
Anguilla | £4,818,639.72 |
Bermuda | £961,876.60 |
British Antarctic Territory | £1,368,375.75 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | £1,695,969.14 |
British Virgin Islands | £4,652,346.29 |
Cayman Islands | £4,152,086.03 |
Falkland Islands | £3,789,195.36 |
Gibraltar | £319,343.10 |
Montserrat | £2,842,585.69 |
Pitcairn, Henderson, Oeno and Ducie Islands | £423,105.00 |
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha | £6,486,241.84 |
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | £5,278,964.75 |
Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | £1,883,252.50 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | £4,120,137.14 |
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
Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitutionFound: 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
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
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: Sir Bob Russell, Chair of the St Helena All-Party Parliamentary Group back in 2012, told a visiting
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: More recently, I visited another British Overseas Territory, St Helena, on two occasions, the first