What estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of abolishing Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 8 Dec 2016
Caroline Johnson.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham.
Commons votes
363/521
70% attendance · top 59% of MPs
Party alignment
42%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
883
across 212 debates · 204,990 words
Written Qs
432
425 answered · 7 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
Dr Caroline Johnson is the Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, and has been an MP continually since 8 December 2016. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care).
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 Johnson broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
22 Apr
Junior Doctors’ Foundation Programme
“Removing merit-based assessment and replacing it with randomness is fundamentally unfair; the previous deanery system allowed competition and local placements, and the current syst…”
20 Apr
Apprenticeships
“Opposes withdrawal of government funding for chartered management degree apprenticeships, citing their demonstrated benefits.”
16 Apr
Women’s Health Strategy
“While welcoming some commitments on endometriosis and HPV testing, the strategy is disappointing after delays; the Government has failed to respond to the Hughes report on pelvic m…”
15 Apr
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
“Acknowledges the motivation but raises fundamental concerns: event healthcare standards have not yet been published, costs and scope are unclear, effects on grassroots sport and vo…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Johnson sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 312 | 72.2% |
| Ministry of Defence | 18 | 4.2% |
| Department for Education | 17 | 3.9% |
| Home Office | 15 | 3.5% |
| Ministry of Justice | 12 | 2.8% |
| Department for Transport | 9 | 2.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 8 | 1.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 1.6% |
Most recent.
Which specialised neurology centres currently provide multidisciplinary team assessment and treatment for people with primary progressive aphasia.
Awaiting answer.
How much funding his Department provided to (a) Healthwatch England and (b) Local Healthwatch in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025.
Awaiting answer.
How many students a) started and b) successfully completed a midwifery degree in i) 2025, ii) 2024, iii) 2023, iv) 2022, v) 2021, vi) 2020 and vii) 2019.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Remuneration: £26,211.60 a year Pay has increased from £25,203.60 per annum, fir Remuneration: £26,211.60 a year Pay has increased from £25,203.60 per annum, first paid from 22 August 2025 (including pay arrears of £336)
… |
Role, work or services: Consultant paediatrician
Role, work or services: Consultant paediatrician
Payer: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough City Hospital, Bretton Gate, B… |
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Address of donor: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V. Multilateral Dialogue Geneva, Avenue de France 23,… |
Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Lincolnshire
Ownership details: Owned jointly with … |
Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Sept 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 166,182 | 72.2% |
| Accommodation | 40,152 | 17.4% |
| Office Costs | 19,632 | 8.5% |
| MP Travel | 2,802 | 1.2% |
| Staff Travel | 1,545 | 0.7% |
| Total · 197 claims | 230,315 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Johnson on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sleaford and North Hykeham | 17,348 | 35.7% | Won |
| 2019 | Sleaford and North Hykeham | 44,683 | 67.1% | Won |
| 2017 | Sleaford and North Hykeham | 42,245 | 64.2% | Won |
| 2016 | Sleaford and North Hykeham | 17,570 | 53.5% | Won |
| 2010 | Scunthorpe | 12,091 | 32.6% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Sleaford and North Hykeham.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline JohnsonWON | Con | 17,348 | 35.7 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Sleaford and North Hykeham →
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 · 204,990 words
21 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
21 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
432 tabled · 425 answered
432 tabled · 425 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
4 entries
4 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£230,315 · FY 24_25
£230,315 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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