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
10 Dec 2015Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
3 Dec 2015Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
30 Nov 2015Office Costs[***]Paid£2,080.00
30 Nov 2015Office Costsoffice servicesPaid£2,176.00
28 Nov 2015AccommodationelectricityPaid£83.00
27 Nov 2015Office Costscopy paperPaid£21.25
25 Nov 2015Office CostsBannerPaid£16.19
24 Nov 2015Office CostsBannerPaid£23.65
23 Nov 2015Office CostsnewspapersPaid£390.00
21 Nov 2015Office Costsmobile phonePaid£37.51
21 Nov 2015AccommodationgasPaid£324.90
10 Nov 2015Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
7 Nov 2015Office Costsoffice phonePaid£235.47
3 Nov 2015Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
28 Oct 2015AccommodationelectricityPaid£83.00
21 Oct 2015Office Costsmobile phonePaid£44.78
10 Oct 2015Office CostsnewspapersPaid£30.33
9 Oct 2015Office Costsfax linePaid£66.29
3 Oct 2015Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
28 Sept 2015AccommodationelectricityPaid£83.00
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