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 CostsElectricityPaid£56.75
30 Mar 2025AccommodationWaterPaid£1,139.00
29 Mar 2025Office Costswebsite services for chrischope.com -marchPaid£500.00
29 Mar 2025Office Costsoffice rent -37 BargatesPaid£2,250.00
29 Mar 2025Office Costsmonthly subscription to timesPaid£67.16
29 Mar 2025Office Costsdecorating and repair -37 bargatesPaid£2,285.41
29 Mar 2025AccommodationWaterPaid£252.25
25 Mar 2025AccommodationGasPaid£1,394.00
23 Mar 2025Office Costs5 reams of copy paperPaid£27.50
20 Mar 2025Office Costsannual website fee for chrischope.comPaid£360.00
19 Mar 2025Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£182.41
28 Feb 2025Office Costswebsite services for chrischope.com -februaryPaid£500.00
28 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly subscription to timesPaid£67.16
19 Feb 2025Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£182.41
8 Feb 2025Office Costswebsite service for chrischope.com -janPaid£500.00
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -septPaid£67.16
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -decPaid£67.16
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -augPaid£67.16
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -julPaid£67.16
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -octPaid£67.16
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