Speeches

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government by whom the Governor of St Helena is appointed; to whom she is responsible; and to whom she reports on issues concerning the airport.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

​The Governor is Her Majesty’s representative on St Helena and is responsible for administering the St Helena Government. The Governor is appointed on the advice of, and reports on all matters to, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, acting on behalf of Her Majesty, in order to represent the interests of the people of St Helena.