MP Expenses
Sir Christopher Chope
Current MP

Sir Christopher ChopeMP expenses

£26,550 IPSA expenses in 2013-14

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 (2013-14)

£26,550

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Spend by category — 2013-14

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 “Professional Services” in 2013-14. Browse all Professional Services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Catherine McKinnell

Labour

£4,80031 Mar 2014PRS Membership Renewal 2014 — Parliamentary Research Service Membership Renewal 2014
Sir Mark Tami

Labour

£4,80020 Mar 2014prs sub — subscription to prs 14/15
Barry Gardiner

Labour

£4,8008 May 20132012 04 PRS — Yearly membership of the Parliamentary Research Service
Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op)

£4,80011 Apr 2013Advance for PRS FY 13-14 — PRS
Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)

£2,83625 Sept 2013Legal fees for 908 — Lease, land registry costs for constituency office
Sir Andrew Mitchell

Conservative

£2,62025 Mar 2014Professional Services — Policy Reserach Unit 04.14-03.15
John Glen

Conservative

£2,58219 Mar 2014PRU March 14 — PRU
Mr Clive Betts

Labour

£1,36419 Jun 2013Apr May 13 Media Services
Ian Lavery

Labour

£1,30020 Oct 2013Press — Press Services
Nick Smith

Labour

£1,20014 Feb 2014PRS Q4 — PRS Q4 01 Jan 14-31 March 14
Yasmin Qureshi

Labour

£1,20028 Jan 2014Office Costs — Parliamentary Research Service
Sir Stephen Timms

Labour

£1,20028 Jan 2014PRS Subscription — Subscription to Parliamentary Reserach Service

Conservative average — 2013-14

£18,317

All-MP average — 2013-14

£19,893

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 2013-14?
Sir Christopher Chope claimed £26,550 in IPSA business costs in 2013-14. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Sir Christopher Chope claim for?
In 2013-14, Sir Christopher Chope's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£13,926). 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.