Whether Capita has hit its target to restore service levels for the most urgent Civil Service Pension Scheme cases.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 6 May 2010
Caroline Dinenage.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Gosport.
Commons votes
309/521
59% attendance · top 81% of MPs
Party alignment
17%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
249
across 130 debates · 43,559 words
Written Qs
358
335 answered · 23 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
Dame Caroline Dinenage is the Conservative MP for Gosport, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Dinenage broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 | Yes | vs party |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 | No | vs party |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 | No | vs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
20 Apr
Sports Facilities: Secondary Schools
“Welcomes the Select Committee's 'Game On' report on physical activity but demands clear commitment that there will be no PE funding cuts and calls for increased investment in schoo…”
16 Apr
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
“Criticizes the Government's chaotic rollout of new medical provision rules that are creating confusion in the grassroots sports sector with inadequate guidance and no meaningful im…”
14 Apr
Crime and Policing Bill
“Challenges Government for not adopting safety-by-design approach to AI chatbots; argues regulation should prevent harms rather than respond to them after the fact, like aircraft sa…”
17 Mar
Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026
“Accepts CCT's importance but expresses concern that frozen DCMS funding plus VAT scheme loss leave CCT worse off in real terms; seeks assurance on new fund access and eligibility c…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Dinenage currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | Select |
| Culture, Media and Sport Committee | Chair | Select |
| Culture, Media and Sport Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Holds a chair
Dinenage chairs a committee — an elected position with real agenda-setting power over what gets scrutinised.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 91 | 25.4% |
| Ministry of Defence | 45 | 12.6% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 39 | 10.9% |
| Department for Education | 27 | 7.5% |
| Treasury | 26 | 7.3% |
| Department for Transport | 24 | 6.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 18 | 5.0% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 16 | 4.5% |
Most recent.
Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with cabinet colleagues to develop further details of the Government’s strategy on physical activity; and what role the Department of Health and Social Care is playing in that work.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Capita’s administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Awaiting answer.
What powers he has to improve Capita’s administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Remuneration: £50,000 a year paid monthly, plus reimbursed expenses
Remuneration: £50,000 a year paid monthly, plus reimbursed expenses
From: 4 April 2023.
Hours: 25 hrs a month approx.
(Registered 4 April… |
Role, work or services: Independent Non-Executive Director
Role, work or services: Independent Non-Executive Director
From: 1 March 2022.
Payer: LNT Care Developments Group (Residential care home d… |
Society of London Theatre 12 April 2026 |
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited 28 February 2026 |
Victorious Festival 2025 22 August 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 219,836 | 76.9% |
| Accommodation | 31,978 | 11.2% |
| Office Costs | 30,189 | 10.6% |
| MP Travel | 2,880 | 1.0% |
| Staff Travel | 1,142 | 0.4% |
| Total · 152 claims | 286,046 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Dinenage on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gosport | 17,830 | 40.3% | Won |
| 2019 | Gosport | 32,226 | 66.5% | Won |
| 2017 | Gosport | 30,647 | 61.9% | Won |
| 2015 | Gosport | 26,364 | 55.3% | Won |
| 2010 | Gosport | 24,300 | 51.8% | Won |
2024 — full result, Gosport.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline DinenageWON | Con | 17,830 | 40.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Gosport →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 43,559 words
24 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
24 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
358 tabled · 335 answered
358 tabled · 335 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
3 current
3 current
RegisterMembers API
8 entries
8 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£286,046 · FY 24_25
£286,046 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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