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 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 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
21 Apr 2020Office Costsvodafone bill for [***]Paid£65.59
21 Apr 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£336.27
18 Apr 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£129.20
13 Apr 2020Office Costslocal daily echo for constituency officePaid£24.22
8 Apr 2020Office CostsLandlinePaid£62.97
6 Apr 2020Office Costs5 reams of copy paperPaid£23.75
3 Apr 2020Office CostsGasPaid£235.68
31 Mar 2020StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2019-20 yearPaid£106,455.91
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£475.00
31 Mar 2020Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£1,215.00
31 Mar 2020Office CostsChrisChope.com website hosting and design ffom Jan to March2020Paid£1,500.00
31 Mar 2020Office CostsChrisChope.com website hosting and designPaid£300.00
31 Mar 2020Office Costsmonthly direct debit subscription to times newspaper for parliamentary businessPaid£43.33
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£1,161.95
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£1,080.00
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£751.50
31 Mar 2020MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2019-20Paid£265.50
28 Mar 2020Office CostsElectricityPaid£72.00
21 Mar 2020Office Costsvodafone bill for[***]Paid£64.00
20 Mar 2020AccommodationWaterPaid£152.99
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