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Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Financial Management Directorate

Jan. 30 2024

Source Page: Emergency Budget Review policy forecasts: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202200320877 - Annex B-E (PDF)

Found: First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery – John Swinney The Scottish Government | St


Deposited Papers

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.
Document: PQ7399.xlsx (Excel)

Found: *Poland9.77Portugal9.9Guinea-Bissau*East Timor*Puerto Rico*Qatar*Réunion*Romania10Russia15.11Rwanda*St


Written Question
St Helena: Freight
Tuesday 20th June 2023

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.


Select Committee
Ken Westmoreland
TTC0035 - The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution

Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023

Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: Helena.


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Apr. 03 2024

Source Page: Torus Housing Association's severe maladministration findings by the Housing Ombudsman
Document: Letter from the DLUHC Secretary of State to Torus Housing Association (PDF)

Found: Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Steve Coffey CEO Torus Housing Association Helena


Select Committee
Jonathan Wrangham
TTC0033 - The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution

Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023

Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: The heart of the issue St Helena is expected to function as a completely separate country, not only


Written Question
British Overseas Territories: Non-native Species
Wednesday 20th December 2023

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.


Select Committee
Basil Crowie
TTC0032 - The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution

Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023

Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: Written evidence submitted by Mr Basil Crowie (TTC 32) About me I am originally from St Helena but


Select Committee
Letter to the Foreign Secretary and the Education Secretary relating to support for students in the Overseas Territories, dated 23/05/24

Correspondence May. 24 2024

Committee: Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories

Found: Evidence received suggests that the funding for education in St Helena, and the support offered to students


Select Committee
Cheryl Moyce Tingler
TTC0031 - The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution

Written Evidence Sep. 13 2023

Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: Sir Bob Russell, Chair of the St Helena All-Party Parliamentary Group back in 2012, told a visiting