Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"If it is about social care, why do we not have an exclusive levy relating to social care? Would that not be much clearer and more transparent?..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). He talked about alternatives, and perhaps I can throw out a possible alternative that he might think reasonable. Why should the very rich have unrestricted access to a free NHS?
Whenever that is raised by Conservative …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"I thought that might be the hon. Gentleman’s response. Today we are talking about social care as well as healthcare, and the principle of universalism does not apply to social care because it is and will continue to be the subject of means-testing.
The Government talk the talk of integrating …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"I am delighted to see that my right hon. Friend thinks that is a good idea. I hope we will get some nodding soon from those on the Front Bench, but I have looked there in vain so far.
Anybody who speaks in a debate such as this is open …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"That is another excellent idea. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the suggestion, but I fear that the Government are so focused on spending money that they have lost any incentive to try to control expenditure, which I thought was the Treasury’s job. It takes me back …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"In the Conservative party manifesto almost two years ago, we promised that we would reform social care at the same time as promising that we would not increase VAT, national insurance or any other taxes. If it had not been for the pandemic, how would we have dealt with the …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Can my right hon. Friend comment on the living standards of those thousands of public sector employees to whom the Government have given exit payments in excess of £100,000 a year and continue so to do?..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 27th April 2021
Asked by:
Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of revoking the regulations setting a maximum limit on public sector exit payments in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Barclay
We do not have an estimate of the costs which may be incurred for future years for exit payments, as they are determined by the number and type of exits which take place in the year.
From 2018/19 data reported in Whole of Government Accounts, the combined total cost of exit payments over £100,000 in 2018/19 was £200million. The Regulations set a maximum limit of £95,000 for in scope exit payments. We expected most exit payments that previously would have been above £100,000 to decrease in line with the cap. Therefore, overall savings would be less than the total cost of exits. Data for 2019/20 is not currently available.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th April 2021
Asked by:
Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals for limiting public sector exit payments.
Answered by Steve Barclay
The Government is working at pace to deliver a new controls procedure for Special Severance exit payments by June 2021. We remain committed to bringing forward new policy measures to address the wide-ranging arrangements that result in six-figure pay-outs across the public sector.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th April 2021
Asked by:
Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it the policy of the Government to raise the maximum purchase price of a house outside London which is eligible for purchase by people using the Help to Buy ISA.
Answered by John Glen
The Help to Buy: ISA scheme aims to help those struggling to save enough to get onto the housing ladder. The property price cap allows the Government to target support at the first-time buyers who need it the most. The scheme includes a higher property value cap of £450,000 for properties in London compared to £250,000 anywhere else in the UK.
The latest statistics show that since the scheme was launched in 2015 359,250 property completions, including more than 25,000 completions in London, have been supported through the scheme with a mean property value of £174,281 compared to an average first-time buyer house price of £204,964 and a national average house price of £244,513. The Government keeps all aspects of savings policy under review.