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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance he intends to give to St Helena before the building of the proposed airport to discourage residents from leaving the island; and if he will make a statement on the future viability of the economy of St Helena. -...

Asked by

Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

5 November 2003

For answer on

13 November 2003

Answered on

13 November 2003

Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance he intends to give to St. Helena before the building of the proposed airport to discourage residents from leaving the island; and if he will make a statement on the future viability of the economy of St. Helena. [137690] Mr. Gareth Thomas: We continue to provide substantial assistance for St. Helena, which this year is expected to be more than £10.5 million. Much of this support is needed to maintain essential government services, including education and healthcare, and to subsidise the island's vital passenger/supply ship. These and other services will be maintained: but we hope increasingly to devote a greater share of our assistance to activities that will generate more local revenue and reduce St. Helena's reliance upon our aid. For example, in parallel with evaluating options for the possible development of air access and with the St. Helena Government we are reviewing the routing and scheduling of the RMS `St Helena' to see if a better call pattern for the island can be established. We also are considering further strengthening of the St. Helena Development Agency (SHDA), in addition to some existing support through the SHDA from the FCO's Economic Diversification Fund, to help stimulate private sector growth. As regards staffing, some key posts in St. Helena have been advertised recently on enhanced terms that are designed to encourage key personnel to remain and/or to attract back suitable people with St. Helenian status who are living overseas. I understand that the first of these advertisements already has resulted in the appointment of a St. Helenian who currently lives in the UK; and the initial response to advertisements for two other posts last month has been encouraging. We remain committed to supporting the St. Helena Government's efforts to revitalise and regenerate the island economy to the benefit of its community. Our shared goal, which may take some years to achieve, is sustainable economic and financial self-sufficiency for St. Helena.

Date

13 November 2003

Reference

137690; 413 c445-6W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens who have emigrated from the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by destination country. - Inc text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics.

Asked by

David Marshall (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

27 October 2003

Reference

134727; 412 c38-9W;412 c37W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the payment of disability living allowance to UK citizens who emigrate (a) within the EU and (b) outside the EU. - Inc ref to EEC Regulation 1408/71.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 July 2003

Reference

121619; 408 c522W;408 c521-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development, what discussions he has had with the Malawi Government regarding the emigration of (a) doctors and (b) nurses from Malawi.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

116409; 406 c277W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he plans to recover post-course tuition fees from students who have been (a) resident in the UK but go abroad after graduation and (b) resident abroad before commencing their studies.

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2003

Reference

105399; 402 c909W;402 c907W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimates he has made of the number of UK citizens who departed the UK unidentified by the international passenger survey, in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) race and (b) gender. - Inc text of...

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 March 2003

For answer on

4 April 2003

Answered on

4 April 2003

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimates he has made of the number of UK citizens who departed the UK unidentified by the international passenger survey, in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) race and (b) gender. [104897] Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply. The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Andrew Turner, dated 4 April 2003: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of UK citizens who departed from the UK but were not identified by the International Passenger Survey (IPS). (104897) The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It covers the principal air, sea and Channel Tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles and currently samples approximately 0.2 per cent of all travellers. The IPS excludes all movements of diplomats and armed forces personnel. The IPS is used as the basis for estimating migration between the UK and the rest of the world. A migrant is defined as someone whose length of stay in the destination country will be for a year or more, but this is based upon the intentions of the traveller and it is possible that these might change. For the purposes of estimating Total International Migration, estimates of emigrants from the IPS have previously been supplemented with (i) information on people migrating to the Republic of Ireland from the Quarterly Household Survey conducted by the Irish Central Statistics Office, and (ii) an estimate of the number of people who initially leave the UK for less than 12 months but subsequently decide to stay away longer. I cannot currently supply the figures you have requested because the ONS is in the process of revising estimates of Total International Migration for the past decade in the light of the results of the 2001 Census. This work includes investigation of groups of migrants not identified by the IPS and will result in revisions to the previously published series. The revisions are due for publication in late Spring 2003.

Date

4 April 2003

Reference

104897; 402 c919-20W;402 c918W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of net international migration of population of working age is assumed in his trend growth projections for 2002-03 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 January 2003

Reference

90983; 398 c429W;398 c427W

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of Scottish university graduates left Scotland after graduation in the last three years.

Asked by

Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

89474; 397 c464W;397 c462W

House

House of Commons

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