To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will extend business rates relief to bookshops.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suspension of the capital programme and funding for St Helena, particularly in respect of its residents' (1) employment, (2) disposable income, and (3) standard of living, and of the Is...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the United States to allow the trade in elephant and other animal trophies from Zambia and Zimbabwe; and whether they will discuss a worldwide ban on sales of ivory with the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on new trade deals with (1) Indonesia, (2) Pakistan, (3) Nigeria, (4) Bangladesh, and (5) Japan; how many visits to each of those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and off...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider banning trophy hunters from the United States and elsewhere from entering the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current and projected price increases in St Helena on (1) its employment levels, (2) the disposable income of its residents, and (3) living standards.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British residents in receipt of pensions in St Helena are experiencing difficulties in obtaining and returning the required Pension Life Certificates and, as a result, having pensio...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have, if any, that indicates that the building of an airport in St Helena will improve the island's economy and improve residents' standard of living.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) increases in the number of tourists visiting St Helena, and (2) monetary benefit to the island’s economy arising from tourism they have identified since weekly scheduled flights began in October 2017.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial benefit St Helena has so far gained from the weekly scheduled flights which began in October 2017.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what benefits exist for the economy of St Helena from the withdrawal of the shipping subsidy and reductions in the utilities subsidy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on new trade deals with (1) Brazil, (2) Russia, (3) India, (4) China, and (5) the United States; how many visits to those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and officials of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of the United States’ policy of incarcerating immigrant children separated from their parents in cages; and what representations they have made to that government about this ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the second flight each week to St Helena to commence.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible impact on the running of the airport on St Helena of the current operators of the airport, Basil Read, voluntarily entering a Business Rescue process; and what contingency plan...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional cost in terms of both time and money of off-loading ships’ cargo at St Helena in cases where it is necessary for the cargo to be off-loaded at the new wharf at Rupert’s Bay a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what the design life will be for the supporting infrastructure at Rupert’s Bay, St Helena, including container lay-down areas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the reason for the delay between the completion of the construction of the new wharf at Rupert’s Bay, St Helena, and the commencement of the construction of the supporting infrastructure such as container lay-down a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the new wharf at Rupert’s Bay, St Helena, will be fully operational.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the fee for premium service interviews for applicants for spouse extension visas.