Written questions

St Helena: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 49725 · Tabled 1 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 May 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, by what year he expects Saint Helena to become financially self-sustainable; and whether it is his policy that this will be primarily achieved through promoting tourism.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 9 May 2025

The St Helena Government leads on local economic development, with assistance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which provides technical and financial support. The UK funded Tourism Development Fund is supporting the development of th...