IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.
Total claimed this year
£1,297
Total claimed — selected period (2024-25)
£13,152
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2024-25
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £53 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
Year-on-year trend
Chris Bloore expenses by financial year
These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.
| Financial year | Published total | Largest published category | Records held | Open year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £9,754 | Office Costs (£9,555) | 45 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £13,152 | Travel and Subsistence (£13,152) | 2 | View claims |
A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.
Itemised claims
Download all claims (CSV)| Subcategory | Status | Description | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £51 | 2025-26 | 2 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - hire | £390 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — Annual service fee for folding/stuffing machine | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £60 | 2025-26 | 7 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £246 | 2025-26 | 6 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | £500 | 2025-26 | 6 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £80 | 2025-26 | 15 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £1,183 | 2025-26 | 10 Dec 2025 | Paid | PRECISIONCONNECTS | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £58 | 2025-26 | 9 Dec 2025 | Paid | Internet — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £598 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £125 | 2025-26 | 21 Nov 2025 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £64 | 2025-26 | 11 Nov 2025 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £51 | 2025-26 | 11 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £234 | 2025-26 | 6 Nov 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £63 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £86 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50 | 2025-26 | 9 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50 | 2025-26 | 3 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £146 | 2025-26 | 3 Oct 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £469 | 2025-26 | 2 Oct 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — JESSOPS | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | -£559 | 2025-26 | 18 Sept 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — SONY STORE ONLINE GB | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £146 | 2025-26 | 8 Sept 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £440 | 2025-26 | 4 Sept 2025 | Paid | AGA PRINT LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £559 | 2025-26 | 4 Sept 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — SONY STORE ONLINE GB | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £252 | 2025-26 | 2 Sept 2025 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
Labour average — 2024-25
£19,437
All-MP average — 2024-25
£19,604
Outside financial interests
Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.
1. Employment and earnings
Sole director and shareholder - What'sNextCommunicationsLTD
Registered 1 Aug 2024View source
7. Shareholdings
Shares in What'sNextCommunicationsLTD
Registered 1 Aug 2024View source
Chris Bloore expenses — common questions
- How much did Chris Bloore claim in expenses in 2024-25?
- Chris Bloore claimed £13,152 in IPSA business costs in 2024-25. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Chris Bloore claim for?
- In 2024-25, Chris Bloore's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£13,152). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Chris Bloore's expenses data come from?
- Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.
Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.