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
20 Mar 2020AccommodationOther fuelPaid£492.55
20 Mar 2020AccommodationWaterPaid£371.50
20 Mar 2020Accommodationcouncil tax for [***] half yearPaid£1,302.54
19 Mar 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£75.47
15 Mar 2020Office Costsconstituency office quarterly rentPaid£2,250.00
29 Feb 2020Office Costs5 reams of photocopy paperPaid£23.75
28 Feb 2020Office CostsElectricityPaid£72.00
28 Feb 2020Office Costsmonthly direct debit subscription to times newspaper for parliamentary businessPaid£43.33
21 Feb 2020Office Costsvodafone bill for[***]Paid£71.00
19 Feb 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£176.27
18 Feb 2020Office CostsGE: Website useRepaid£-30.00
4 Feb 2020Office CostsWaterPaid£41.37
2 Feb 2020Office Costspaper and memory sticks from pc worldPaid£45.96
30 Jan 2020Office Costsmonthly direct debit subscription to times newspaper for parliamentary businessPaid£43.33
28 Jan 2020Office CostsElectricityPaid£72.00
23 Jan 2020Office CostsVodafone upgrade for mobile phone [***]Paid£99.00
23 Jan 2020Office Costscase for upgraded mobile phone [***]Paid£30.00
21 Jan 2020Office Costsvodafone bill for[***]Paid£52.58
19 Jan 2020Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£76.81
1 Jan 2020Office Costssix month sub to daily telegraph to June2020Paid£299.00
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