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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 01 Nov 2017
Overseas Development

"My Lords, I commend the Minister on the work that he is doing in DfID—he is an excellent Minister. As he goes around the world, he will have seen the excellent work being done by the European Union in its assistance programme, particularly in countries where DfID does not operate. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Sep 2017
British Overseas Territories: Transport and Infrastructure

"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Shutt—I call him my noble friend because although he is in a different party, he is usually on the same side—on securing the debate. I also associate myself with his remarks about the problems facing our overseas territories in the Caribbean and …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Sep 2017
British Overseas Territories: Transport and Infrastructure

"That may be why he suggested it...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Sep 2017
British Overseas Territories: Transport and Infrastructure

"Will the Minister remind us about the frequency of the air service?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Sep 2017
British Overseas Territories: Transport and Infrastructure

"The Minister is reading a speech rather than answering the debate. Will he answer the question as to why the Americans are still able to fly in, as they were before, but we are not?..."
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Written Question

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Wednesday 12th July 2017

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of maintaining the RMS St Helena since May 2016.

Answered by Lord Bates

St Helena Line, the company who operate the RMS St Helena, has confirmed the estimated cost of maintaining the RMS St Helena since May 2016 is £916,000.

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Tuesday 11th July 2017

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

Her Majesty's Government when they expect the contract between the government of St Helena and SA Airlink, providing a new passenger air service, to be signed.

Answered by Lord Bates

The tender process is managed by the St Helena Government. On 9 June, the St Helena Government announced that SA Airlink had been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of a scheduled commercial air service to St Helena. A formal announcement on the contract award will be made once contract negotiations are complete.

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Tuesday 11th July 2017

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

Her Majesty's Government what requests have been made to SA Airlink in order to understand fully its business projection for the new passenger air service to St Helena.

Answered by Lord Bates

The process to procure an air service for St Helena is managed by the St Helena government and is ongoing. As part of that process, bidders were required to submit details of their business projections.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jul 2017
Business: Exports

"My Lords, the House is deeply grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Empey, for drawing our attention to these qualifications in exporting skills. Does the Minister not agree that it would even more useful if Liam Fox and some of his Ministers had these qualifications? Could he arrange for them …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Apr 2017
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

"My Lords, some of us are a little more sceptical about what the Prime Minister said about the 0.7%. Can the Minister clarify whether that 0.7% will be spent according to ODA principles by a separate department that is not linked to any other department in Whitehall?..."
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