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
5 Jul 2015Office Costsinfo commissionerPaid£35.00
1 Jul 2015Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
30 Jun 2015Office CostslangfordPaid£134.40
30 Jun 2015Office Costsprinter cartridgesPaid£313.08
28 Jun 2015AccommodationelectricityPaid£93.00
21 Jun 2015Office Costsmobile phonePaid£37.33
19 Jun 2015Accommodationfuel oilPaid£590.15
10 Jun 2015Office CostspostagePaid£117.00
9 Jun 2015Office CostspostagePaid£117.00
1 Jun 2015Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
28 May 2015AccommodationelectricityPaid£93.00
27 May 2015Office CostsnewspapersPaid£195.00
19 May 2015Accommodationwater and sewerage chargesPaid£172.96
15 May 2015Office Costscopy paperPaid£19.95
8 May 2015Accommodationwater and sewerage chargesPaid£180.67
8 May 2015Accommodationcouncil taxPaid£211.00
1 Apr 2015StaffingERGPaid£2,000.00
31 Mar 2015TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2014-15Paid£8,628.55
31 Mar 2015StaffingTotal payroll costs for the 2014-15 yearPaid£81,168.99
28 Mar 2015Office Costsoffice servicesPaid£1,152.00
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