The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £249,241 across 95 claims · FY 24_25

IPSA expenses — Chope.

Every IPSA claim category for Christopher Chope, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 2 Apr 202431 Mar 2025. Back to the MP page.

By category — total claimed.

CategoryClaimsPaid (£)Share
Staffing3219,33488.0%
Office Costs8121,1528.5%
MP Travel03,6931.5%
Accommodation43,1981.3%
Staff Travel01,8640.7%
Total · 95 claims249,241100%

Top cost types within categories.

CategoryCost typeClaimsPaid (£)
Office CostsRent36,750
Office CostsStationery & printing345,076
AccommodationUtilities43,198
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs12,285
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage111,934
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design41,860
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines111,808
StaffingBought-in services31,500
Office CostsUtilities11845
Office CostsInsurance - buildings1219
Office CostsPostage & couriers1128
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage3125

All individual claims — 88 of 95 this parliament.

DateCategoryDescriptionPaid (£)
31 Mar 2025AccommodationOther fuel789
31 Mar 2025AccommodationOther fuel763
31 Mar 2025Office Costshigos annual bill shared with upstairs flat-my share219
31 Mar 2025Office Costschristchurch business improvement district levy123
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas118
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas110
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas86
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas65
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas56
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas48
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas42
31 Mar 2025Office CostsGas35
29 Mar 2025Office Costsdecorating and repair -37 bargates2,285
29 Mar 2025Office Costsoffice rent -37 Bargates2,250
29 Mar 2025Office Costswebsite services for chrischope.com -march500
29 Mar 2025AccommodationWater252
29 Mar 2025Office Costsmonthly subscription to times67
25 Mar 2025AccommodationGas1,394
23 Mar 2025Office Costs5 reams of copy paper28
20 Mar 2025Office Costsannual website fee for chrischope.com360
19 Mar 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package182
28 Feb 2025Office Costswebsite services for chrischope.com -february500
28 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly subscription to times67
19 Feb 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package182
8 Feb 2025Office Costswebsite service for chrischope.com -jan500
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -nov67
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -aug67
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -dec67
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -jan67
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -jul67
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -sept67
8 Feb 2025Office Costsmonthly times newspaper subscription -oct67
14 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025139
14 Jan 2025Office CostsElectricity98
14 Jan 2025Office CostsElectricity96
14 Jan 2025Office CostsElectricity93
13 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025305
13 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025278
13 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025139
13 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025139
13 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025139
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package320
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package253
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package182
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package182
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package176
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package176
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline & internet package102
10 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025102
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline88
10 Jan 2025Office CostsLandline88
8 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025305
8 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025278
8 Jan 2025Office CostsBanner February 2025139
6 Jan 2025Office Costsquarterly rent for 37 bargates2,250
5 Jan 2025Office Costs3 books of 2nd class stamps128
5 Jan 2025Office Coststimes guide to house of commons60
31 Dec 2024Office Costsannual renewal of subscription to The Telegraph1,144
19 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024407
19 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024278
19 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024139
19 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024139
11 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024118
11 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024118
11 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024118
11 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 2024105
1 Nov 2024Office CostsBanner December 202441
30 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024420
30 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024237
30 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024118
30 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024118
17 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024118
16 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024210
16 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024118
16 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024118
15 Oct 2024Office CostsBanner November 2024105
10 Oct 2024Office Costsquarterly rent for 37 Bargates2,250
10 Oct 2024StaffingProfessional & consultancy500
18 Sept 2024Office CostsBanner October 202411
13 Sept 2024Office CostsBanner October 202412
13 Sept 2024Office CostsBanner October 202412
13 Sept 2024Office CostsBanner October 202412
13 Sept 2024Office CostsBanner October 202411
10 Sept 2024StaffingProfessional & consultancy500
10 Aug 2024StaffingProfessional & consultancy500
2 Apr 2024Office Costsmonthly vodafone bill for [***]42
2 Apr 2024Office Costsmonthly vodafone bill for [***]42
2 Apr 2024Office Costsmonthly vodafone bill for [***]42
Sources
SourceIPSA · Individual MP claims published quarterly
MethodEach claim is a line in the public CSV. Categories follow the IPSA scheme.
CaveatTotal paid is net of repayments and rejections. Some claims span multiple cost types.