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Written Question
Budget November 2025
Tuesday 6th January 2026

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Leeds South West.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.


Written Question
Budget November 2025
Tuesday 6th January 2026

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Luton North.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.


Written Question
Budget November 2025
Tuesday 6th January 2026

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96081, if she will publish the representation made by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.


Written Question
Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
Monday 5th January 2026

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90131, how many decisions by operational managers in relation to the cost of returning someone to their final place of stay and supporting welfare and safety a) have involved discretionary payments of £500 or more and b) have involved discretionary payments of up to £500; and what was the total cost of all such payments in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

The specific information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Net Zero Teesside Power
Monday 15th December 2025

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy that the Net Zero Teesside Procurement Project should use British-made steel.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The department regularly engages with key CCUS stakeholders to understand progress towards the industry-led, voluntary 50% local content target. The department has emphasised in discussions with industry partners the importance of supporting the UK steel sector and maximising opportunities for British businesses within the UK’s transition to net zero.

There has already been extensive investment in the CCUS supply chain, with over £1 bn in UK-based subcontracts already being awarded across the Net Zero Teesside project and its associated CO2 Transport and Storage Company, the Northern Endurance Partnership. This demonstrates a strong commitment to supporting domestic industry and jobs.

The department recognises the vital importance of supporting the UK steel sector and will continue to encourage all developers to maximise the role of the UK supply chain and we look forward to working closely with key stakeholders to achieve this.


Written Question
Sheiling Special Education Trust: Visas
Monday 15th December 2025

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the application by the Sheiling Special Education Trust submitted on 9th September 2025 to the UKVI will be decided; and whether that will be prior to the expiry date for the current visas of those workers.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

There is no risk to the continuity of leave for sponsored workers currently with the Sheiling Educational Trust.


Written Question
Budget November 2025
Monday 8th December 2025

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 95016, whether the hon. Member for (a) Wolverhampton North East, (b) Leeds South West, (c) Bournemouth East, (d) Luton North, (e) Bassetlaw, (f) Blyth and Ashington, (g) Mansfield, (h) Llanelli, (i) Banbury, (j) Edinburgh South West, (k) Eltham and Chislehurst, (l) Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, (m) Leigh and Atherton, (n) Kensington and Bayswater, (o) Na-h Eileanan an Iar, (p) Whitehaven and Workington, (q) Camborne and Redruth and (r) Milton Keynes Central submitted their representations through the stakeholder representation portal.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury did not receive written submissions via the stakeholder representation portal from those Members of Parliament. Ministers politically engage with their parliamentary colleagues on an ongoing basis without the need of an online portal.


Written Question
NHS Business Services Authority
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the application for a mandatory reversal of the decision of the NHS Business Services Authority with reference VAD20662 will be actioned; and for what reason it has not yet been actioned.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is administered by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). It would not be appropriate to comment on the status of an individual claim to the VDPS, which is a matter for NHSBSA


Written Question
Hospital Beds: Dorset
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beds at University Hospitals Dorset were occupied on (a) 1 April and (b) 1 October 2025 by patients with no criteria to reside.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Information about how many beds are occupied by patients with no criteria to reside by trust is published by NHS England, and this information is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/discharge-delays/acute-discharge-situation-report/

The following table shows how many beds at University Hospitals Dorset were occupied by patients with no criteria to reside for 1 April 2025 and 1 October 2025:

Date

Number of patients remaining in hospital who no longer meet the criteria to reside

1 April 2025

186

1 October 2025

194

Source: NHS England

To support trusts to reduce the number of beds occupied by patients with no criteria to reside, the Government published a new policy framework in January 2025 for the £9 billion Better Care Fund. This holds the National Health Service and local authorities accountable for setting and achieving joint goals for reducing discharge delays and preventing avoidable emergency admissions. Some challenged systems are also receiving a programme of improvement support.


Written Question
Budget November 2025
Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the Library a copy of each of the representations made by the Rt hon. and hon. Members to which she refers in the Budget statement.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Stakeholder Representation Portal was open from 3 September 2025 until 15 October 2025 to allow members of the public, MPs and organisations to submit their views ahead of the fiscal event. HM Treasury does not publish individual representations on behalf of respondents.