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731094

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date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ascension Island: Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what financial and other support they intend to give to residents and businesses on Ascension Island to assist them with the loss of trade and revenue while the Royal Air Force flights from Brize Norton to the Falklands are diverted to West Africa for refuelling.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>On Ascension Island, employing organisations are responsible by statute for supporting their employees and dependents during their period of employment. However, we are conscious of the considerable logistical challenges created by the current air access issues. We are urgently considering how best Her Majesty's Government can best support those on Ascension with this.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/07/2017 16:44:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

731095

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government why repairs at Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island cannot be completed for two or three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The two mile runway at Wideawake Airfield requires a full-depth resurfacing. The runway is owned and operated by the US Air Force under the Bahamas Agreement. Therefore, they are responsible for the design, management and delivery of the resurfacing project. The design phase is already underway but Ascension's isolated location and the complexity of these repairs mean works are not expected to be completed until 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/07/2017 16:45:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

731096

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what programmes for capital expenditure are in place to assist St Helena to bring the Island’s infrastructure to a standard which is in line with the anticipated tourism based economic development following the introduction of air services to St Helena, including (1) improved methods for road construction, (2) the development of Rupert’s Valley Wharf container handling facilities warehousing, (3) improved telecommunications links, and (4) expansion of the fishing industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>There are two DFID programmes in St Helena which provide capital funding to improve the Island’s infrastructure: i) the St Helena Airport Project and ii) the Core Support to St Helena Capital Programme. These programmes have provided funding to upgrade the road network, for the development of Rupert’s Valley Wharf container handling facilities and support to the fishing industry. In addition DFID has funded some feasibility work related to improved telecommunications.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/06/2017 16:00:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

731097

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	St Helena: Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what measures they intend to introduce in the light of the closure of Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island for RAF flights to assist residents of St Helena employed in work supporting the British military presence on the Falklands to travel between their home and place of work.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of the issue for St Helena residents on the Falklands travelling to St Helena, following the rerouting of the Airbridge. The Ministry of Defence, which provides the airbridge from the UK to the Falklands, is working to find a solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/07/2017 16:48:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham