Sir Christopher Chope MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative) is the MP for Christchurch, in the seat since 1 May 1997.
Offices and committees
Sir Christopher Chope sits on 4 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure Committee | 4 November 2024 | Current |
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
| Modernisation Committee | 9 September 2024 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 30 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring) | Department for Transport | 23 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment) | Department for the Environment | 10 September 1986 | 22 July 1990 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 January 2003 | 1 January 2005 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Transport) | Department for Transport | 1 January 2002 | 1 January 2003 |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 1 January 2001 | 1 January 2002 |
| Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) | Department of Trade and Industry | 1 January 1998 | 1 January 1999 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 January 1997 | 1 January 1998 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 2 March 2020 | 16 January 2021 |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Panel of Chairs | 15 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Committee on Standards | 26 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Committee of Privileges | 26 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Procedure Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Panel of Chairs | 22 June 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 18 April 2017 | 3 May 2017 |
| Procedure Committee | 21 November 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 1 January 1997 | 1 January 1998 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9c86f8083a86.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Sir Christopher Chope: Miscellaneous (3), Family members employed (1), Shareholdings (1). The most recent was registered on . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Christine Chope employed
- Job title or role: Secretary
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Christine Chope
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Shares in Carclew Limited
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Carclew Limited
Retired barrister.
- The type of interest: Other
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).
- The type of interest: Other
Joint Treasurer of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-07-12
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Sir Christopher Chope's 2024-25 staffing spend as £219,334 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £209,192. IPSA lists office spending of £21,152 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £219,333.71 | £209,191.88 | £200,824.98 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,152.48 | £27,292.78 | £23,056.19 |
| Accommodation: spent | £3,198.41 | £6,099.27 | £4,880.51 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,556.45 | £5,525.80 | £4,418.30 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Christchurch CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Secretary (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Christopher Chope is recorded voting in 302 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Sir Christopher Chope voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 227 written questions have been tabled by Sir Christopher Chope, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence and 3 other departments.
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June to Question 6319 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how much were the (a) assessment, (b) staff and (c) non-staff costs in each of those years.
Probate
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will the probate application 1763-9735-8436-3140, submitted by David Bull on 24 November 2025, in respect of Beryl Patricia Bull, be granted.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference, to the statement by the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry on 15th June 2026 in column 571, at what time did that meeting begin and at what time did it finish.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will HM Courts & Tribunals Service reference number 1753292273313841 (a) be listed and (b) be heard.
Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Cameras
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions have DVLA misread the image from an ANPR camera in the most recent year for which records are available.
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade in response to the hon. Member for Christchurch on 17 June 2026, Official Report, column 841 …
Health Services: Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department of Health and Social Care or NHS England made or commissioned a clinical or patient safety impact assessment of the duty in paragraph 11C(2) of Schedule 3 to the National Hea …
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a Universal Credit enquiry being referred to the Agents Contact Team and resolution of that enquiry.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will HM Courts & Tribunals Service reference number 175329227331384 (a) be listed and (b) be heard.
Cataracts: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cataract operations were carried out (a) by and (b) on behalf of the NHS in England in 2025; how many of those were by (i) NHS providers directly and (ii) private sector providers; and wha …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d5b7953c4100. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Christopher Chope.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Christchurch returned Sir Christopher Chope with a majority of 7,455: 16,941 votes, 35.8% of those cast, against 9,486 for Mike Cox. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Christchurch figures
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