Question follow-through · 49725
St Helena: Public Expenditure
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.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 1 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 9 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 May 2025
Question tabled
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.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
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9 May 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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