Official portrait of Sir Christopher Chope

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Conservative (Con)
Member of Parliament forChristchurch
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office2 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
8 May 2018Office Costsprinter cartridgesPaid£487.13
7 May 2018AccommodationBT rental/broadbandPaid£248.15
27 Apr 2018AccommodationelectricityPaid£57.00
25 Apr 2018Office Costsmobile phonePaid£56.31
21 Apr 2018Office Costsmobile phonePaid£43.62
20 Apr 2018Office Coststel/internet 37 bargatesPaid£117.47
16 Apr 2018Office Costscopy paperPaid£4.50
16 Apr 2018Office Costscopy paperPaid£9.98
10 Apr 2018Office CostsTimes newspaperPaid£34.66
3 Apr 2018Office Costsmisc office equipment for 37 bPaid£22.40
31 Mar 2018TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2017-18Paid£5,420.50
31 Mar 2018StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2017-18 yearPaid£87,882.92
31 Mar 2018AccommodationOverspend repaymentPaid£-116.40
25 Mar 2018Office CostswebsitePaid£300.00
25 Mar 2018Office Costsgas for 37 bargatesPaid£139.42
25 Mar 2018Office Costselectricity for 37 BargatesPaid£107.40
19 Mar 2018Office Costsrent for 37 BargatesPaid£2,250.00
19 Mar 2018Accommodationwater chargesPaid£185.48
19 Mar 2018Accommodationwater and sewerage chargesPaid£386.70
19 Mar 2018Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£2,408.41
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