Written Question
Friday 4th July 2025
Asked by:
Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism plans to respond to the correspondence from the Vicar of Christchurch Priory on the impact of the restrictions on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answered by Chris Bryant
- Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
A response was issued today. I apologise for the delay.
Written Question
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Asked by:
Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the organisers of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on requiring targeted hygiene protocols.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
DCMS officials are in regular contact with the Glasgow 2026 Organising Company (OC).
The OC has confirmed it is developing health and medical plans for the Games as part of ongoing event planning, in line with statutory regulations. It has engaged with medical providers and public health agencies and is establishing a Medical and Public Health Working Group to develop this work with partners.
Written Question
Thursday 10th October 2024
Asked by:
Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited's policy on publishing data.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
DCMS does not have a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited’s policy on data publication.
The responsibility for regulation of the National Lottery operator rests solely with the Gambling Commission, as set out in the National Lottery Act 1993.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
I am grateful to all colleagues who enabled a little time at the end of today’s sitting to discuss what continues to be a topical issue. People will have heard a report today that some 8 million …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"No, that is not my motivation at all. The coverage of Her late Majesty’s funeral was brilliantly carried out by all the broadcasting media, including the BBC. I have nothing but praise for the way in which the BBC dealt with that.
To take a topical example of why a …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"They were both Members of Parliament. One of them has been suspended from sitting in this House for a recommended 10 weeks, I think, and one of them has not been suspended—there was no charge against my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West at all. In a sense, …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"I agree. That is why I hope the Ministry of Justice, which is concerned about delays in the magistrates courts, will be saying, “How ridiculous that our magistrates courts should be taken up with cases of BBC licence fee non-payment.”
We talk about bureaucracy and the shortage of people in …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"I am so sorry. In that case, the hon. Gentleman is even more welcome to his position. It is hard to keep up with some of the changes that are taking place on the Front Bench at the moment.
This issue needs to be addressed, and it is good to …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"The right hon. Gentleman and I agree on a lot of things. I am not sure I would put it exactly like that, but the substance of what he says is correct. We used to have free television licences for the over-75s, and then, with a bit of smoke and …..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Oct 2022
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) Bill
"So it was the BBC’s fault. My reading of it is that there was an attempt to cast responsibility on to the BBC, but ultimately it was the Government who enabled the BBC to put back in place a television licence fee—..."Christopher Chope - View Speech
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