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
£7,697
Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)
£852
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2026-27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £852 | Office Costs (£852) | 6 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £15,303 | Office Costs (£15,104) | 59 | 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 | TV licence | £180 | 2026-27 | 23 Apr 2026 | Paid | TVLICENSING.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £81 | 2026-27 | 20 Apr 2026 | Paid | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — GLOBAL-E.LOGITECH | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £58 | 2026-27 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | VISTAPRINT | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £280 | 2026-27 | 7 Apr 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £170 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013613-2839] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £222 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — VIKING [200013613-2842] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £124 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013613-2838] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013613-2841] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £420 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013613-2409] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £108 | 2025-26 | 20 Mar 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — VIKING [200013613-4064] | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £367 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | AGA PRINT LTD [200013613-12132] | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £58 | 2025-26 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-11304] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £92 | 2026-27 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | CANVA [***] [200013613-11303] [200013638-87] | View 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 | Stationery & printing | £267 | 2025-26 | 5 Feb 2026 | Paid | AGA PRINT LTD [200013624-350] | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £850 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013624-2101] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £92 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | [200013624-2513] | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £146 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013624-2514] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,158 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013624-2511] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,158 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | VIKING [200013624-2512] | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | £161 | 2026-27 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200013624-2650] [200013638-86] | 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 |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Landline phone & internet - rental & usage” in 2026-27. Browse all Landline phone & internet - rental & usage claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Eccles Labour | £1,506 | 1 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — Annual constituency phone and internet bill |
| Sir Lindsay Hoyle Speaker | £1,386 | 20 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B |
| Paulette Hamilton Labour | £1,320 | 27 Apr 2026 | Landline — Constituency office phone line May 2026 |
| Jodie Gosling Labour | £880 | 19 Mar 2026 | Landline & internet package — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PAR [200013613-13163] [200013638-329] |
| Robin Swann Ulster Unionist Party | £685 | 30 Mar 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-2155] [200013609-363] |
| Bambos Charalambous Labour | £668 | 17 May 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT phone bill for constituency office 07.05.2026 |
| Sarah Hall Labour (Co-op) | £654 | 15 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL |
| Sir Roger Gale Conservative | £605 | 28 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — Constituency Office BT Phone Bundle [200013631-71] |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour | £577 | 10 Apr 2026 | Landline — 2026 04 10 BT line rental |
| Mohammad Yasin Labour | £576 | 7 Apr 2026 | Internet — Constituency broadband April to June 26 |
| Karl Turner Independent | £563 | 27 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — KCOM GROUP LTD |
| Mr Alex Barros-Curtis Labour | £540 | 14 May 2026 | Landline — Landline phone lines |
Labour average — 2026-27
£2,879
All-MP average — 2026-27
£3,007
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 2026-27?
- Chris Bloore claimed £852 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Chris Bloore claim for?
- In 2026-27, Chris Bloore's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£852). 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.