§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy in respect of discrimination on wage rates for employment in Government services on St. Helena between ex-patriates from the United Kingdom and St. Helenians; in what instances in the last 10 years different wage rates were paid to each category of person for the same work; what were the wage rates; and if he will put in the Library documents which are used in the application of such a policy in St. Helena.
§ Mr. David DavisThere is no such policy. Pay scales offered by the Government of St. Helena to its employees do not discriminate between those recruited in the United Kingdom and St. Helenians recruited locally. An expatriate may be paid a supplement by us in addition to the local salary to bring him or her into line with UK salary levels if he or she is recruited as part of the UK's aid effort at the request of the St. Helena Government in order to fill a post for which no suitably qualified St. Helenian is available. Mr. Mike O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many St. Helenian males leave their families on St. Helena to work for over one year elsewhere.
§ Mr. David DavisThe total number of unaccompanied St. Helenian males working away from St. Helena on contracts of more than 12 months is 90, the vast majority being on Ascension island.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy in respect of censorship of radio stations in St. Helena; and if he will place the documentation which sets out that policy in the Library.
§ Mr. David DavisThere is no censorship of Radio St. Helena, which is the only radio station on the island.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what Government censorship policy applies to St. Helena Television.
§ Mr. David DavisThere is no policy of censorship of television on St. Helena. A television station will soon start and will operate under licence by Cable and Wireless. The company is required under the terms of the licence to notify the Governor of details of the services to be offered. The licence controls the broadcast of obscene or seditious material or material that would endanger security or public morals.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many St. 377W Helenian mothers leave their families on St. Helena to work for over one year elsewhere.
§ Mr. David DavisThe total number of unaccompanied St. Helenian mothers working away from St. Helena on contracts of more than 12 months is 22.