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
2 Apr 2024Office Costsmonthly vodafone bill for [***]Paid£41.64
31 Mar 2024StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 yearPaid£202,691.88
31 Mar 2024Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£450.00
31 Mar 2024Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£477.50
31 Mar 2024MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£900.80
31 Mar 2024MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£2,295.00
31 Mar 2024MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2023-24Paid£1,402.50
28 Mar 2024StaffingProfessional & consultancyPaid£500.00
27 Mar 2024Office Costs6 reams of copy paperPaid£33.00
25 Mar 2024Office CostsGasPaid£718.50
25 Mar 2024Office CostsWaterPaid£228.53
25 Mar 2024Office CostsWaterPaid£79.44
25 Mar 2024AccommodationWaterPaid£167.57
25 Mar 2024Accommodationnew forest district council -half year council tax 2024Paid£1,579.33
19 Mar 2024Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£164.62
18 Mar 2024Office Costsquarterly rent for 37 bargatesPaid£2,250.00
29 Feb 2024StaffingProfessional & consultancyPaid£500.00
19 Feb 2024Office Costsroyal mail invoices [***] and [***]Paid£124.32
19 Feb 2024Office CostsLandline & internet packagePaid£164.62
31 Jan 2024StaffingProfessional & consultancyPaid£500.00
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