Christopher Chope MP: written questions 2026
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Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Christchurch dated 26 November 2025 on the use of civil enforcement powers by local authorities.
Answer: Following a search, I can confirm that the Department holds no record of receiving this email. If a copy can be forwarded a response will be provided.
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many awards had been made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for claims arising from Covid-19 vaccines as at 31 December 2025.
Answer: Data from the NHS Business Services Authority, the administrators of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), shows that as of 31 December 2025, 246 VDPS awards have been made for claims relating to COVID-19 vaccinations.Information on COVID-19 claims to...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: VATTreasuryTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106465More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the analysis carried out by HMRC which was used as evidence to conclude that removing the requirement to charge VAT on local authority sports and leisure activities would not significantly distor
Answer: The analysis carried out by HMRC relating to the VAT treatment of local authority sports and leisure activities is not suitable for publication. The detailed analysis drew on information from a range of sources, some subject to contractual non-disclosure ...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105644More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101325, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105643More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101324, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101323, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105641More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101322, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105640More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101321, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105639More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101320, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105638More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101319, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105637More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101318, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105636More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101317, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105635More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101316, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101315, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105630More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101314, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101313, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105628More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101312, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105627More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101311, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101310, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101309, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025TreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105624More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to question 101308, whether the hon. Member's representation was written or oral.
Answer: Ministers routinely engage with MPs throughout the year. MPs may submit their views through the Stakeholder Representation Portal, by corresponding with Ministers, or by sharing the views of their constituents through routine engagement. HM Treasury does ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date BCP Council applied for permission to increase its council tax for 2026/7 above the 4.99% limit without the need for a local referendum; and whether he plans to invi
Answer: Whilst the government works towards a local government funding system fit for the future and delivering reforms that move funding to the places where it is most needed, the government recognises the potential for some continued instability and that some l...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Hospital: PneumoniaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients died from hospital acquired pneumonia at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon in each of the first six months of 2025.
Answer: The UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) Healthcare-Associated Infection (HCAI) Data (public HCAI statistics) does not currently publish routine counts of hospital-acquired pneumonia deaths. Pneumonia is not one of the standard HCAIs in the UKHSA dashboard.T...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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