Member of Parliament
Sir Christopher Chope
Member since
01 May 1997
Bills sponsored
267
Speeches (30d)
4
Speeches (all)
1,068
Written questions
19
Last spoke
28 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (1,068)
HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionOrder. The hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle has made many interventions. The Minister is trying to respond to her points, and all she is doing is chuntering.13 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillObviously, we are all united in wanting to be fiscally and financially prudent, and, going back to the intervention of my hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillMy hon. Friend makes a brilliant point. This used to be at the heart of Conservative thinking and policy making on the Treasury Bench. It was that dynamic thinking that was behind…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillBut would it not be much more transparent if excise duty was raised and petrol was not then subject to VAT, which is a hidden tax? When my hon. Friend campaigns so actively to…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Value Added Tax BillYes, but the problem is that all that was subject to decisions by the European Court of Justice. Can my hon. Friend think of anything more ridiculous? If the matter had been under…08 Feb 2019
Bills sponsored (30)
BILLArm's-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill2nd reading25 Mar 2025ActiveBILLArm’s-Length Bodies (Review) Bill2nd reading14 Mar 2025ActiveBILLHealth Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill2nd reading21 Oct 2024ActiveBILLHighways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill2nd reading21 Oct 2024ActiveBILLGreen Belt (Protection) Bill2nd reading21 Oct 2024ActiveBILLIllegal Immigration (Offences) Bill2nd reading