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730966

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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, in the light of the target set in the Sustainable Economic Development Plan 2012–13 to 2021–22 for St. Helena of 600 tourists per week, what steps they are taking to assist inward investment in the development of new hotel accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL2
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>DFID continues to provide funding to Enterprise St Helena (ESH), the island’s economic development agency, to promote and assist further investment in accommodation and other tourism services. The St Helena Government is confident that once weekly flights begin there will be sufficient accommodation for the anticipated number of visitors. Also that once a regular commercial air service between St Helena and the mainland is established, there will be further private sector investment in this regard.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/06/2017 16:12:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

712581

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date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 30 January (HL4701), and in the light of the positive results of the recent air access tests at St Helena Airport, whether wind shear was the primary factor in the decision made to reduce regular air services to and from that airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL6176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Wind shear identified at St Helena Airport in April 2016 meant that the commencement of regular scheduled air services was postponed while the operating conditions were investigated and means identified to mitigate their impact. A tender for a weekly air service into St Helena was launched in December 2016 and received a substantial response. Contract award is scheduled for early summer 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/03/2017 16:47:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

712582

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date	20/03/2017
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	France: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 24 January (HL4702), what is the policy that has resulted in the British Embassy in Paris having had no contact with Marine Le Pen.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL6177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>It has been the longstanding policy of this and previous governments not to engage with the Front National, based on positions the party has adopted in the past. We keep this policy under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/04/2017 15:58:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate