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Christopher Chope

Conservative MP for Christchurch

  • Also represented Southampton, Itchen
  • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
  • Majority: 15,559 votes. — 118th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Christopher Chope voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Administration Committee (since 16 Nov 2006)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (since 13 Dec 2005)
  • Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Transport, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Work and Pensions

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Congestion Charging, Individual Learning Accounts, Official Travel, Equitable Life, Departmental Staff

(based on written questions asked by Christopher Chope and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Nurseries (15 Mar 2010)

“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 185W, on nurseries, whether the full business case for the replacement of Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom by a day nursery will be submitted to (a) the Finance and Services Committee and (b) the House of Commons...”

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Nurseries (15 Mar 2010)

“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission whether the works proposed to convert Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom into a day nursery will be subject to competitive tender.”

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Nurseries (15 Mar 2010)

“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2010, Official Report, column 185W, on nurseries, if he will place in the Library a copy of the full business case for the replacement of Bellamy's Bar, the Astor Suite and Bellamy's Clubroom by a day nursery with the commercially confidential information redacted.”

More of Christopher Chope's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 78 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 28 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Christopher Chope speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1281 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

1. Remunerated directorships
Carclew Limited; small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Received fee of £50 for participating in a television panel discussion for Press TV Ltd, Level 1, Westgate House, West Gate, Ealing, London, W5 1YY TBC. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 7 September 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: EUK Consulting
Address of donor : 1-2 Emery Hill Street, London SW1P 1PF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: hospitality for me and my wife at Conservative Party function in Battersea Park; value £750
Date of receipt of donation: 1 February 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: 1 February 2010
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 3 February 2010)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Carclew Limited.
11. Miscellaneous
I am a barrister, currently non-practising.

Register last updated: 10 Mar 2010. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Staying away from main home£19,934 (286th) £22,792 (240th) £22,098 (joint 211th with 2 others) £21,634 £19,858 (314th) £16,233 (430th) £19,526 (317th) £15,072 (345th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£9,535 (587th) £23,208 (84th) £17,890 (477th) £16,711 £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) £17,067 (527th) £17,654 (428th) £13,372 (403rd)
Staffing costs£78,113 (585th) £81,998 (493rd) £88,276 (joint 105th with 1 other) £82,801 £66,598 (485th) £60,023 (594th) £58,865 (550th) £37,222 (560th)
Communications Allowance£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£5,697 (400th)1 £5,873 (409th)2 £5,526 (435th)3 £5,443 £7,895 (joint 427th with 1 other) £7,307 (425th) £7,250 (442nd) £7,105 (362nd)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £560 (189th) £0 £0 £0 £0 £405 (287th) £1,378 (82nd)
Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,556 (572nd) £371 (550th) £1,229 (joint 214th with 1 other) £560 £487 (joint 511th with 1 other) £597 (joint 464th with 1 other) £960 (joint 355th with 2 others) £1,008 (328th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,289 (514th) £2,773 (308th) £2,293 £1,700 (455th) £2,094 (393rd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £901 (614th) £644 (627th) £976 £1,420 (joint 594th with 1 other) £1,420 (joint 583rd with 1 other) £1,420 (joint 568th with 1 other) £444 (611th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£114,834 (609th) £136,992 (450th) £138,436 (312th) £130,418 £117,283 (458th) £104,741 (565th) £106,080 (473rd) £75,601 (537th)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,387 (140th). Rail £575 (497th). Misc £124 (155th). Other: European £611 (89th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,875 (123rd). Rail £643 (476th). Misc £355 (82nd).

3 Car £4,660 (176th). Rail £866 (432nd).