Dame Caroline Dinenage MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Gosport is Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative), MP there since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
Dame Caroline Dinenage sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 9 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Department of Health and Social Care | 9 January 2018 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 14 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 17 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 8 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 |
| Minister for Equalities (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 8 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Panel of Chairs | 30 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | 28 February 2024 | 6 March 2024 |
| Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill | 31 January 2024 | 7 February 2024 |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 17 May 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation | 17 May 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 17 May 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Carer’s Leave Bill | 2 November 2022 | 9 November 2022 |
| Panel of Chairs | 20 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 14 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill | 9 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 97e8f766375d.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Dame Caroline Dinenage, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (6), Employment and earnings (1). Latest registration 21 July 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Warner Bros. Discovery - £1,600.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket for Wimbledon Tennis Championships and hospitality
- Value of the benefit: £1,600.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-08
- Name of the donor: Warner Bros. Discovery
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Warner Bros. Discovery
MPA Group Companies - £1,314.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: One ticket for Ivor Novello Awards
- Value of the benefit: £1,314.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-21
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-21
- Name of the donor: MPA Group Companies
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: MPA Group Companies
Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd - £560.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets including hospitality (£280 per ticket) for the Betfred Derby Festival
- Value of the benefit: £560.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-05
- Name of the donor: Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd
Society of London Theatre - £660.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket to the Olivier Awards & hospitality at the pre-ceremony reception: £660 per ticket
- Value of the benefit: £660.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-12
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-12
- Name of the donor: Society of London Theatre
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Society of London Theatre
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited - £4,911.50
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: 2 tickets to The BRIT Awards 2026 including hospitality
- Value of the benefit: £4,911.50
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-28
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-28
- Name of the donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited
Victorious Festival 2025 - £500.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Tickets to Festival and hospitality for two people
- Value of the benefit: £500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-08-22
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-08-22
- Name of the donor: Victorious Festival 2025
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Victorious Festival 2025
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Date the agreement started: 2022-03-01
- Name of the payer: LNT Care Developments Group
- Brief description of the payer's business: Residential care home developer and constructor
- Agreement starting 04 April 2023 - £50,000.00
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 91ac295b341a. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Dame Caroline Dinenage's office spent £219,836 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £202,707. IPSA lists office spending of £29,870 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 | £219,835.65 | £202,706.59 | £174,456.45 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,870.05 | £23,154.57 | £21,296.85 |
| Accommodation: spent | £31,978.38 | £17,945.79 | £18,322.52 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,043.50 | £4,850.64 | £3,687.91 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £42,650 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Gosport BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer (casual), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer ×2 (permanent part time), Intern (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Dame Caroline Dinenage voted in the House of Commons: 372 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 37 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 20 October 2026 Dame Caroline Dinenage voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Aye |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 142 Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 to 7 July 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye; Puberty blockers Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment: No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness: Aye |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye; New Clause 11 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Dame Caroline Dinenage has tabled 417 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Treasury, Ministry of Defence, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and 1 other departments.
Pensioners: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to prevent pensioners with small amounts of income in addition to the state pension from facing a higher tax liability than those whose onl …
Pensioners: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 5 August 2026 to Question HL2380, how many people over state pension age he estimates will be income taxpayers in 2027-28; and how many people he estimates will benefit from the commi …
Ministry of Defence Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Ministry of Defence Police budget is in the (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27 financial year; and whether he undertook a risk assessment before determining the budget for the next financial year.
Events Industry: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, dated 24 June 2026, wh …
Events Industry: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, dated 24 June 2026, wh …
Football: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential differential impact on professional female footballers of the proposed changes to the tax treatment of image rights payments from 6 April 2027, including in r …
Football: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of the Women’s Super League on the proposed changes to the tax treatment of image rights payments.
Football: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on professional female footballers of the proposed changes to the tax treatment of image rights payments from 6 April 2027; and whether he plans to pub …
Dance and Sports: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children and young people can access (a) dance, (b) sport, (c) gymnastics and (d) cheer as part of the curriculum.
Dance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of dance participation on (a) society and (b) the economy.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7d82e0513fc9. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dame Caroline Dinenage.
2024 general election
Dame Caroline Dinenage won Gosport at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 17,830 votes (40.3%), a majority of 6,054 over Edward Batterbury (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Gosport figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Caroline Dinenage corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Caroline Dinenage:
- Caroline Dinenage corrected a written answer on Arts Council England: Music
- Caroline Dinenage corrected a written answer on Arts: Coronavirus
- Caroline Dinenage corrected a written answer on Dementia
- Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Children: Maintenance
- Caroline Dinenage corrected a written answer on Funeral Payments
- Caroline Dinenage corrected a written answer on Bank Services: Non-binary People
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