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 synced31 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
17 Mar 2016Office Costsprinter cartridgesPaid£463.08
15 Mar 2016Office CostsBannerPaid£17.31
10 Mar 2016Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
1 Mar 2016Office CostsBannerPaid£3.79
1 Mar 2016Office CostsBannerPaid£18.70
29 Feb 2016AccommodationelectricityPaid£83.00
10 Feb 2016Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
28 Jan 2016AccommodationelectricityPaid£83.00
22 Jan 2016Office Costsoffice phonePaid£314.23
12 Jan 2016Accommodationfuel oilPaid£83.37
10 Jan 2016Office Costscopy paperPaid£21.25
10 Jan 2016Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
10 Jan 2016Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
8 Jan 2016Office Costsprinter cartridgesPaid£124.73
7 Jan 2016Office Costsfax linePaid£59.22
3 Jan 2016Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
28 Dec 2015AccommodationelectricityPaid£83.00
21 Dec 2015Office Costsmobile phonePaid£62.80
15 Dec 2015Office CostspostagePaid£32.40
12 Dec 2015Office CostspostagePaid£51.84
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