Sir Christopher Chope

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Horticultural Trade Association on the (a) re-opening of garden centres and (b) effect of the closure of garden centres on small horticultural supp

28 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Horticulture: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons garden centres that have taken steps to comply with social distancing measures are not allowed to re-open for business during the covid-19 lockdown; and if he wi

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support the Government is providing to coach operators in the tourism industry to enable those drivers to continue to finance the capital cost of vehicles which are idle during the covid-19 outbreak; and i

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to enable school age children to attend school whose parents cannot work from home and are employed in jobs which are not listed as key; and if he will make a statement.

24 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Remote Hearings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that parole board hearings can be heard by video link so that offenders in custody, of whom a probation recall report recommends release, can have their cases resolved without fu

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it the policy of the Government to publish all recommendations resulting from Exercise Cygnus in 2016 other than those which directly affect national security; and if he will make a

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many offers of help have been received via www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-from-business; what the maximum time is within which offers are acknowledged; how many substantive responses have been

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of personal protective equipment being used in hospitals where covid-19 patients are being treated can be fully sterilised after use; and what his policy is on minimising single-use

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Speech and Language Therapy: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that retired therapists who return to work as volunteers for the NHS during the covid-19 pandemic are able to re-register with their former professional bodies to obta

21 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons mortgage consultancy firms do not qualify for the same treatment in respect of business rates relief as estate agents during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library the background material from which the Deputy Chief Medical Officer concluded on 20 March 2020 that problems with deliveries of personal protective equipment were co

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he first became aware of the findings of Exercise Cygnus carried out in 2016; and what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations arising from that exercise.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) the findings of Exercise Cygnus 2016 and (b) information on which recommendations have been implemented.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) public and (b) private sector organisations contributed to Exercise Cygnus; and how many of those organisations have been consulted following that exercise on its the findings and reco

13 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Vulcan Aircraft: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure that there is a public celebration on 25 May 2020 for the diamond anniversary of the first test-flight of XH558 vulcan aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to define exceptional circumstances for the purpose of grant of leave of absence from schools so that greater consistency can be established.

4 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Financial Services: Iraq

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) British citizens and (b) UK companies trading with companies in Iraq are able to obtain and use UK banks for the receipt of payments from Iraq; and if he will make a statem

4 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Overseas Companies: Iraq

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it his Department's policy that UK businesses engaged in financial services should be able to trade with organisations in Iraq and receive payments for their services through the UK taxation system; and if h

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees were felled in Dorset in response to instructions from Natural England that the felling was necessary to maintain heathland in the latest year for which figures are avai

26 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy2U

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 14948, how many regular users there are of NHS Pharmacy2U service; what estimate he has made of the number of users in 2023-24; and what steps

26 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities cannot impose additional room size standards for houses in multiple occupation than the statutory minimum standards laid

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to investigate alternatives to 5G technology to reduce the risk of long-term exposure to wireless radiation; and if he will make a statement.

26 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on health of long-term exposure to wireless radiation from 5G technology; and if he will make a statement.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 14949, how many of the 33,860 scaleups identified are in (a) Dorset and (b) the South West of England.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February to Question 14947, when the consultation with the Consumer Protection Partnership will begin; and if he will publish the (a) outcome of and (

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of the police responding to non-crime hate incidents in England.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the definition of a hate incident set out on the College of Policing's website; and if she will make a statement.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Police: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to the police in England on the use of their common law powers and responsibilities.

24 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeframe is for the conclusion of the public consultation on the code of practice in relation to the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

24 Feb 2020 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Bats

To ask the right hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what (a) policy changes and (b) steps the Church of England is taking in relation to the 2019 survey of bats in churches undertaken with funding from the Heri