Speeches by Chope.
Every Hansard contribution by Christopher Chope this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 41–60 of 571 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “These are transferable skills that can be used in Aberdeen or elsewhere in the UK or overseas?” | 17 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Can I pursue you on the tax issue? One of the problems seems to be that in Norway there are more fiscal incentives to explore and exploit their natural gas and oil resources, whereas here our fiscal regime seems to be designed to disincentivise investment. Would you agree with that?” | 50 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “These are transferable skills that can be used in Aberdeen or elsewhere in the UK or overseas?” | 17 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Can I ask the professor about this university?” | 8 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Roughly? Are we talking half and half?” | 7 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “What proportion of your students would be from Scotland or the UK compared with from overseas?” | 16 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Roughly? Are we talking half and half?” | 7 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “The reason I ask is because Neil Cowie, the principal of your college, told the Scottish Affairs Committee that he is concerned that the courses aimed at oil and gas were not being taken up with such enthusiasm by students, so implying that there were courses aimed at oil and gas. Do no such courses exist?” | 56 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “When you are discussing educational establishments, do you think there will come a time when oil and gas is no longer a feature in the curriculum?” | 26 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “What proportion of your students would be from Scotland or the UK compared with from overseas?” | 16 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “You do not label them?” | 5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Our job as a Committee is to hold the Government to account. We cannot do anything about the Administration in Holyrood; that is for Scottish MSPs to do. However, it seems from the picture you are painting that a lot of the problems are caused by the Government. I just want to drill down into that, to an extent. In Nor…” | 153 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Do you think there is an issue about the teaching at schools not inculcating in pupils the importance, or the continuing importance and relevance, of the oil and gas industry as a potential career path?” | 35 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “It is about getting the message across that the age of oil and gas is not over. We still need oil and gas. We need to support oil and gas resources being exploited, and not just talk about clean energy.” | 40 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Will you be inviting Mr Burnham to come to Aberdeen to discuss these issues with you?” | 16 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “When you are discussing educational establishments, do you think there will come a time when oil and gas is no longer a feature in the curriculum?” | 26 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “They are well-paid jobs as well.” | 6 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Obviously we have a national Government, and I am asking about what the national Government policy should be. Although we have come up here to discuss the plight of businesses in Aberdeen and the people working for them, this is a UK national issue. I know from the chart you were showing this morning, even with my cons…” | 140 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Our job as a Committee is to hold the Government to account. We cannot do anything about the Administration in Holyrood; that is for Scottish MSPs to do. However, it seems from the picture you are painting that a lot of the problems are caused by the Government. I just want to drill down into that, to an extent. In Nor…” | 153 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 231) “Can I pursue you on the tax issue? One of the problems seems to be that in Norway there are more fiscal incentives to explore and exploit their natural gas and oil resources, whereas here our fiscal regime seems to be designed to disincentivise investment. Would you agree with that?” | 50 |