Update: Civil List payment, 2011-2020

This is the reply that I have now received to my email concerning the Civil List settlement for 2011-2020: Dear Mr Smedley, Thank you email regarding the next Civil List settlement and my reply to an enquiry from one of the members of Republic. The Civil List meets the central staff costs (about 75%) and [...]

Prince Andrew’s UKTI role: what’s the local view?

To: Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Submitted via online form, 14:55, 26th October. http://www.suffolkchamber.co.uk Prince Andrew, in his role as UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, has recently been interviewed by the Daily Telegraph (Saturday October 24th).  Among other comments, he maintained that: “I was brought up to do this sort of work. It [...]

Prince Andrew’s UKTI role should be on a business footing

Email to: Mervyn Davies, the Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Small Business mpst.davies@berr.gsi.gov.uk 27th October 2009 Dear Lord Davies, As I’m sure you are aware, over the last few days there has been considerable public anger at comments made by Prince Andrew in relation to his role as the UK’s Special Representative for [...]

Civil list payment, 2011-2020

To: Wendy Rendall, HM Treasury (wendy.rendall@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk) Dear Ms Rendall, I understand that you were recently asked by members of Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state, to comment on a press report [Guardian, 26th September] that informal talks were underway between the Treasury and Buckingham Palace to increase the civil list payment for [...]