MP Expenses
Sir Christopher Chope
Current MP

Sir Christopher ChopeMP expenses

£21,944 IPSA expenses in 2011-12

Conservative · Christchurch

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.

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Total claimed this year

£6,767

Total claimed — selected period (2011-12)

£21,944

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Spend by category — 2011-12

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £272 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £729 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £906 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £58 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £73 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £449 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £141 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £74 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £845 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £79 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £73 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £80 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £57 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £200 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £57 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £62 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £55 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £1,139 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £168 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £79 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Sir Christopher Chope 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.

Published IPSA expenses for Sir Christopher Chope, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£6,767Office Costs (£4,767)21View claims
2025-26£15,091Office Costs (£9,552)73View claims
2024-25£11,113Travel and Subsistence (£11,113)2View claims
2023-24£50,784Office Costs (£32,040)123View claims
2022-23£33,443Office Costs (£17,893)77View claims
2021-22£28,475Office Costs (£17,658)105View claims
2020-21£31,493Office Costs (£23,103)103View claims
2019-20£31,007Office Costs (£20,777)128View claims
2018-19£27,584Office Costs (£14,780)74View claims
2017-18£34,566Office Costs (£17,404)78View claims
2016-17£34,719Office Costs (£19,270)76View claims
2015-16£21,974Office Costs (£11,437)57View claims
2014-15£26,606Office Costs (£14,355)68View claims
2013-14£26,550Office Costs (£13,926)79View claims
2012-13£18,977Office Costs (£10,987)48View claims
2011-12£21,944Office Costs (£11,195)60View claims
2010-11£22,047Office Costs (£8,346)33View 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

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
AccommodationUtilities£2722026-2711 May 2026PaidWater — bournemouth water annual billView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£6242026-273 May 2026Paidtelegraph newspaper subscription -six months renewalView source
AccommodationUtilities£7292026-272 May 2026PaidGas — gas for [***] [***] [200013974-2]View source
Office CostsBusiness rates£832026-272 May 2026Paidbid levy for 37 bargatesView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£6002026-271 May 2026Paidchrischope.com website hosting-AprilView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742026-2730 Apr 2026Paidmonthly times sub -AprilView source
AccommodationLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£942026-2710 Apr 2026PaidLandline — bt monthly payment for fax line [200013974-3]View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742026-2731 Mar 2026Paidtimes newspaper monthly sub -febView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742026-2731 Mar 2026Paidtimes newspaper monthly sub -marView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742026-2731 Mar 2026Paidtimes newspaper monthly sub -janView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742026-2731 Mar 2026Paidtimes newspaper monthly sub -decView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2942026-2731 Mar 2026PaidBanner April 2026View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£6002026-2731 Mar 2026Paidwebsite hosting and design for ChrisChope.com-janView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£3602026-2731 Mar 2026Paidhosting fee for chrischope.comView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1932026-275 Mar 2026PaidLandline & internet package — bt bill for 37 bargates-MarView source
AccommodationUtilities£9062026-272 Mar 2026PaidOther fuel — heating oil for [***] [***]View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£6002026-2727 Feb 2026Paidwebsite hosting and design for ChrisChope.com-febView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1932026-275 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — bt bill for 37 bargates-FebView source
Office CostsUtilities£582026-2731 Jan 2026PaidWater — sewerage for 37 bargatesView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£6002026-2730 Jan 2026Paidwebsite hosting and design for ChrisChope.com-janView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1932026-275 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — bt bill for 37 bargates-JanView source
Office CostsUtilities£772025-2629 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — ovo energy bill sept/octView source
Office CostsUtilities£732025-2629 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — ovo energy bill juy/augustView source
Office CostsUtilities£4492025-2629 Dec 2025PaidGas — home office gas sep-decView source
Office CostsUtilities£1412025-2629 Dec 2025PaidGas — home office gas june-sepView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Other” in 2011-12. Browse all Other claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Stuart Andrew

Conservative

£3,9603 Jun 2011Pooled Research Services — Pooled research services
Pamela Nash

Labour

£3,55219 Oct 2011Contingency Claim — Installation of Gas Central Heating System in Constituency Office. Contigency Claim number [***]
Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

£3,09219 Jul 2011Orkney office relocation cost — E Fraser Electrical (Orkney) Ltd
Priti Patel

Conservative

£2,66423 Jun 2011website April 2011-March 2012 — website april 2011-march 2012
Sir Stephen Timms

Labour

£1,2005 Jan 2012PRS Subsciption — Subscription to Parliamentary Research Service (pooled staffing resource)
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour

£1,2005 Jan 20122012 01 PRS subs bill Q4 — Subscription for Parliamentary Research Service pooled staffing resource
Sir Stephen Timms

Labour

£1,2007 Nov 2011PRS — Subscription to Parliamentary Research Service
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour

£1,20031 Oct 20112011 10 31 PRS pooled staffing — PRS Parliamentary Research Service - Pooled Staffing - Invoice no. [***] for OCT Nov Dec
Sir Stephen Timms

Labour

£1,20010 Aug 2011PRS subscription — Subscription to Parliamentary Reserach Service (pooled staffing resource)
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour

£1,20010 Aug 20112011 07 01 PRS service subscri — PRS - Parliamentary Research Service ref invoice [***] - dated 10 August 2011
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour

£1,2001 Apr 20112011 04 01 PRS service subscri — PRS - Parliamentatary Research Service ref Invoice Number [***]
Sir Stephen Timms

Labour

£1,2001 Apr 2011Office expenditure — Subscription to Parliamentary Research Service - claimed from Office Cost Expenditure budget

Conservative average — 2011-12

£18,131

All-MP average — 2011-12

£20,188

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.

7. Shareholdings

8. Miscellaneous

  • Director of Carclew Limited, a small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs (previously registered under Category 1 and updated 20 June 2017).

    Registered 1 Apr 2026View source

  • Joint Treasurer of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 31 Jan 2024View source

  • Retired barrister.

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9. Family members employed

Sir Christopher Chope expenses — common questions

How much did Sir Christopher Chope claim in expenses in 2011-12?
Sir Christopher Chope claimed £21,944 in IPSA business costs in 2011-12. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Sir Christopher Chope claim for?
In 2011-12, Sir Christopher Chope's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£11,195). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Sir Christopher Chope'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.