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Christopher Chope
Conservative MP for Christchurch
- Also represented Southampton, Itchen
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Christopher Chope voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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, Nurseries, Equitable Life
(based on written questions asked by Christopher Chope and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Children and Families Bill Committee (10 out of 19)
- Chairman, Defamation Bill Committee (1 out of 5)
- Mobile Homes Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (8 out of 20)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Chairman, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
- Chairman, Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (9 out of 18)
- Chairman, Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Chairman, Education and Inspections Bill Committee (10 out of 21)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- School Transport Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: UK Membership of EU (17 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of which policy objectives of his Department are being frustrated or inhibited by reason of the UK's membership of the EU.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits (13 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it the policy of his Department to record the nationality of benefit claimants.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Habitual Residence Test (12 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the oral answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 890, on benefits: immigration, in what ways the Government is strengthening the habitual residence test; and when the strengthened test will be operative.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 65 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52.82% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 35 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1665 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 (not trading).
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Carclew Limited (not trading).
11. Miscellaneous
I am a barrister, currently non-practising.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (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).