Active in Parliament (National Campaign)

Since he was first elected as the MP for Christchurch, Chris has won a reputation for speaking out fearlessly on behalf of constituents, putting their interests ahead of Party loyalty.

Chris wants to ensure that changes to our laws are properly scrutinised before being enacted. 

Chris has spoken in numerous Parliamentary debates and is a frequent questioner of Ministers. 

He is a former joint winner of The Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Award.

He intends per his Election Address to continue to be Active in Parliament.

Some of his activities in this regard can be found under this Campaign.

News

Chris Seeks Stats For Failure Of Returns Discretionary Payments

Chris Seeks Stats For Failure Of Returns Discretionary PaymentsChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November to Question 88185 on Hadush Kebatu, how many small discretionary payments to prevent the failure of

Chris Clarifies UK CO2 Emissions Contribution

Chris Clarifies UK CO2 Emissions ContributionChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in 1990, what was the contribution in parts per million of CO2 emissions from the UK into the atmosphere (a) gross of sequestration and (b) net of

Chris Asks About Recruitment of First-Tier Tribunal Judges

Chris Asks About Recruitment of First-Tier Tribunal JudgesChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the recruitment exercise which closed in November 2024 for Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal; how many applications were received; an

Chris Clarifies Hadush Kebatu Facilitation Payment

Chris Clarifies Hadush Kebatu Facilitation PaymentChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 86603, whether the £500 facilitation payment given to Hadush Kebatu was paid under the (a) Voluntary R

Chris Seeks Staffing Numbers Within Energy & Net Zero Office

Chris Seeks Staffing Numbers Within Energy & Net Zero OfficeChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 86604, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in his office to (a) an

Chris Seeks Stats About Personal Independence Payments

Chris Seeks Stats About Personal Independence PaymentsChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of Personal Independence Payment are aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18; how many of those are in full time education; and how many o

Chris Seeks Value Of "Facilitation Payments" for Deported People

Chris Seeks Value Of "Facilitation Payments" for Deported PeopleChristopher Chope Conservative, ChristchurchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what value of facilitation payments were made to people subject to (i) deportation and (ii) removal in each of the l