Official portrait of Sir Christopher Chope

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Conservative (Con)
Member of Parliament forChristchurch
Member sinceMay 1997
Years in office29 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
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGasPaid£117.74
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGasPaid£85.91
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGasPaid£41.97
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGasPaid£109.59
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGasPaid£55.83
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGasPaid£34.78
31 Mar 2025Office Costshigos annual bill shared with upstairs flat-my sharePaid£218.51
31 Mar 2025Office Costschristchurch business improvement district levyPaid£122.50
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25Paid£475.15
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25Paid£2,295.00
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25Paid£922.50
31 Mar 2025AccommodationOther fuelPaid£763.35
31 Mar 2025AccommodationOther fuelPaid£788.81
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£66.69
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£51.77
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£200.45
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£54.79
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£62.00
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£50.00
31 Mar 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£51.84
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