Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Conservative
Gosport
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Dame Caroline Dinenage is the Conservative MP for Gosport, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£5,767
Culture, Media and Sport Committee · 115 days
£5,767
Declared outside earnings
£4,912
1 registered interest published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
£4,912
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£40,265
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Gosport
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Gosport
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2020-02-13 → 2021-09-16
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2018-01-09 → 2020-02-13
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
2017-06-14 → 2018-01-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2016-07-17 → 2017-06-14
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-17
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-17
Minister for Equalities (Department for Education)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2012-02-27 → 2013-02-04
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
2012-11-05 → 2015-03-30
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
2021-11-09 → 2021-11-17
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
2021-12-14 → 2024-05-30
Women and Equalities Committee
2024-07-30 → 2024-11-04
Panel of Chairs
2022-10-20 → 2024-05-30
Panel of Chairs
2022-11-02 → 2022-11-09
Carer’s Leave Bill
2024-09-09 → present
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2023-05-17 → 2024-05-30
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2023-05-17 → 2024-05-30
Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-05-17 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2024-01-31 → 2024-02-07
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
2024-02-28 → 2024-03-06
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
2024-05-01 → 2024-05-08
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
2025-06-26 → present
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
caroline.dinenage.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7078; 020 7219 0198 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 7078; 020 7219 0198 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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