Official portrait of Sir Christopher Chope

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Conservative (Con)
Member of Parliament forChristchurch
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office2 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID242
Profile synced29 Jul 2026

MP Expenses (IPSA)

Total claims (stored)1,562
Total net amount (stored)£1,554,025.89
Latest financial year25_26
Latest expense import10 Mar 2026

Publication notes

Source: IPSA published claims. Detailed travel claim line-items and some sensitive categories are not published at claim level by IPSA.

Yearly totals

Financial yearClaimsTotal net amount
25_2626£4,012.09
24_2595£249,241.05
23_24128£253,475.40
22_2382£227,814.31
21_22110£154,109.90
20_21106£139,334.49
19_20134£137,462.99
18_19109£131,672.42
17_18104£125,208.33
16_17103£131,694.91

Category totals (25_26)

CategoryClaimsTotal net amount
Accommodation2£4,462.72
Office Costs24£-450.63

Recent claims

DateCategoryDescriptionSupplierStatusNet amount
28 Apr 2023AccommodationOther fuelPaid£206.00
21 Apr 2023Office Costsmonthly dd for [***]Paid£76.87
21 Apr 2023Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£303.09
19 Apr 2023Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£95.57
11 Apr 2023Office CostsLandlinePaid£73.65
31 Mar 2023StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2022-23 yearPaid£193,954.98
31 Mar 2023Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£450.00
31 Mar 2023Office CostsAggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2022-23Paid£416.00
31 Mar 2023MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£115.80
31 Mar 2023MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£3,150.00
31 Mar 2023MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2022-23Paid£702.50
31 Mar 2023StaffingProfessional & consultancyPaid£500.00
31 Mar 2023Office CostsElectricityPaid£121.42
31 Mar 2023Office Costsmonthly DD for TimesPaid£43.33
31 Mar 2023AccommodationOther fuelPaid£206.00
21 Mar 2023Office Costsquarterly rent for 37 BargatesPaid£2,250.00
19 Mar 2023Office CostsWaterPaid£827.44
17 Mar 2023Office CostsGasPaid£98.86
13 Mar 2023Office CostsBanner April 2023Paid£177.89
13 Mar 2023Office CostsBanner April 2023Paid£382.20
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