To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent on the (a) St. Helena Access Project and (b) Atkins Feasibility Report for St. Helena Air Access. (269500)

The Department for International Development (DFID) has spent approximately £8 million on the Access Project since the High Point Rendel Comparative Report on Air and Sea Access study in 2000-01. This includes the 2005 Atkins Feasibility Study at a cost of £1.65 million.