Member sinceMay 1997
Years in office29 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID242
Profile synced30 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 year | Claims | Total net amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25_26 | 26 | £4,012.09 |
| 24_25 | 95 | £249,241.05 |
| 23_24 | 128 | £253,475.40 |
| 22_23 | 82 | £227,814.31 |
| 21_22 | 110 | £154,109.90 |
| 20_21 | 106 | £139,334.49 |
| 19_20 | 134 | £137,462.99 |
| 18_19 | 109 | £131,672.42 |
| 17_18 | 104 | £125,208.33 |
| 16_17 | 103 | £131,694.91 |
Category totals (25_26)
| Category | Claims | Total net amount |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 2 | £4,462.72 |
| Office Costs | 24 | £-450.63 |
Recent claims
| Date | Category | Description | Supplier | Status | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | vodafone bill for [***] | — | Paid | £65.59 |
| 21 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | — | Paid | £336.27 |
| 18 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | — | Paid | £129.20 |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | local daily echo for constituency office | — | Paid | £24.22 |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | Landline | — | Paid | £62.97 |
| 6 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | 5 reams of copy paper | — | Paid | £23.75 |
| 3 Apr 2020 | Office Costs | Gas | — | Paid | £235.68 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Staffing | Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2019-20 year | — | Paid | £106,455.91 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Staff Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2019-20 | — | Paid | £475.00 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Staff Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2019-20 | — | Paid | £1,215.00 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Office Costs | ChrisChope.com website hosting and design ffom Jan to March2020 | — | Paid | £1,500.00 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Office Costs | ChrisChope.com website hosting and design | — | Paid | £300.00 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Office Costs | monthly direct debit subscription to times newspaper for parliamentary business | — | Paid | £43.33 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | MP Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2019-20 | — | Paid | £1,161.95 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | MP Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2019-20 | — | Paid | £1,080.00 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | MP Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2019-20 | — | Paid | £751.50 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | MP Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2019-20 | — | Paid | £265.50 |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Office Costs | Electricity | — | Paid | £72.00 |
| 21 Mar 2020 | Office Costs | vodafone bill for[***] | — | Paid | £64.00 |
| 20 Mar 2020 | Accommodation | Water | — | Paid | £152.99 |