MP Expenses
Sir Christopher Chope
Current MP

Sir Christopher ChopeMP expenses

£18,977 IPSA expenses in 2012-13

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.

Total claimed this year

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Total claimed — selected period (2012-13)

£18,977

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Spend by category — 2012-13

Energy & utility comparison

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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This MP claimed £229 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £719 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £732 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £323 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
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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
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
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£5002025-2629 Dec 2025Paidwebsite hosting and design for Chrischope.com-NovView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£5002025-2629 Dec 2025Paidwebsite hosting and design for Chrischope.com-DecView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£5002025-2629 Dec 2025Paidwebsite hosting and design for Chrischope.com-OctView source
Office CostsUtilities£742025-2622 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — ovo energy bill august/septView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£882025-2618 Dec 2025PaidstampsView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£722025-2616 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — wessex internet phone and internetView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£6242025-2612 Dec 2025Paidsix month renewal sub to TelegraphView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1932025-267 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — bt billView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£862025-261 Dec 2025Paidchristmas cardsView source
AccommodationUtilities£8452025-2614 Nov 2025PaidOther fuel — heating oil for [***] [***]View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742025-2610 Nov 2025Paidtimesnewpaper monthly sub -AugView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£672025-2610 Nov 2025Paidtimesnewpaper monthly sub -AprilView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£672025-2610 Nov 2025Paidtimesnewpaper monthly sub -JuneView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£672025-2610 Nov 2025Paidtimesnewpaper monthly sub -JulyView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£672025-2610 Nov 2025Paidtimesnewpaper monthly sub -MayView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£742025-2610 Nov 2025Paidtimesnewpaper monthly sub -SeptView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1932025-265 Nov 2025PaidLandline & internet package — bt billView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1082025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1082025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1082025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1442025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services in 2012-13. Browse all Professional Services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Barry Gardiner

Labour

£4,80017 Jul 20122012 07 PRS — Yearly membership of the Parliamentary Resources Service
Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative

£3,96026 Mar 2013Pooled research 2013/14
Graham Stuart

Conservative

£3,96020 Mar 2013advances PRU and CR5 — PRU
John Glen

Conservative

£3,96020 Mar 201313/03/2013 — PRU
Martin Vickers

Conservative

£3,96015 May 2012Parliamentary Resources Unit — Pooled Research Services
Rushanara Ali

Labour

£3,6006 Aug 2012PRS payment Q2-4 2012 — Parliamentary Research Service
Grahame Morris

Labour

£2,80025 Sept 2012Research Services — Parliamentary Research Services
Grahame Morris

Labour

£2,50012 Feb 2013Advance Request February 2013 — Parliamentary Media Services
Seema Malhotra

Labour (Co-op)

£2,40020 Mar 2013Women Entrepreneur Research — Research and initial design - constituency women business pilot
Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative

£1,77427 Mar 2013South Staffordshire Council — South Staffordshire Council Invoice [***]
Seema Malhotra

Labour (Co-op)

£1,20026 Feb 2013PRS Services Q4 FY12-3 — Q4 [***] PRS
Kerry McCarthy

Labour

£1,20027 Nov 2012PRS - Advance Request — Parliamentary Research Sve - 1 Oct - 31 Dec 12

Conservative average — 2012-13

£18,160

All-MP average — 2012-13

£20,051

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.

9. Family members employed

Sir Christopher Chope expenses — common questions

How much did Sir Christopher Chope claim in expenses in 2012-13?
Sir Christopher Chope claimed £18,977 in IPSA business costs in 2012-13. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Sir Christopher Chope claim for?
In 2012-13, Sir Christopher Chope's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£10,987). 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.