Claire Coutinho

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho is the Conservative MP for East Surrey, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Minister (Equalities), and Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

1258

Votes Cast

£192,253

Expenses 2024-25

7,450

Majority

35.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£192,253

Staffing£174,934
Office£16,931
Travel£388

Year-on-Year

2024-25£192,253
2023-24£196,404
2022-23£205,056
2021-22£199,706
2020-21£168,557
2019-20£26,769

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,196 voters

Conservative
17,502 votes35.6%
Labour
10,052 votes20.4%
Liberal Democrat
8,833 votes17.9%
Reform UK
8,380 votes17.0%
Green Party
2,957 votes6.0%
Independent
1,145 votes2.3%
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
327 votes0.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

145

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

50

Debates Spoken In

155

Speeches

330

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

2 votes · 17 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 12 Nov 2025

5 NO

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 5 Nov 2025

3 AYE

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 29 Oct 2025

Financial Interests(3)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

IPGL Limited

£5,000 paid to my Conservative association to aid with local campaigning

£5,000
Name of donor
IPGL Limited
Address of donor
3rd Floor 39 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 9LP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000 paid to my Conservative association to aid with local campaigning
Donor status
company, registration 02011009

Registered 19 December 2025

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

24 August 2020 Rental income: from 16 February 2021

Type of land/property
Residential property (flat)
Number of properties
1
Location
London
Interest held
from 24 August 2020
Rental income
from 16 February 2021

Registered 28 September 2020; updated 16 February 2021

Miscellaneous

the Tandridge Community Fund

Date interest arose
14 January 2023

Registered 3 February 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Gender Recognition: Germany

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will remove Germany from the Gender Recognition Certificate: list of approved countries and territories.

AnsweredWomen and Equalities17 Dec 2024

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish his Department's assessment of the full systems costs of a fully decarbonised, renewables-based grid by 2030.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero11 Dec 2024

Carbon Emissions: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of carbon prices in 2030.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero5 Dec 2024

NHS: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the suggested guidance on single-sex spaces in the NHS drafted by the Darlington Nurses Union.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Dec 2024

Gender: Public Consultation

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the response to the call for evidence on single-sex spaces; and how many responses to the call for ev

AnsweredWomen and Equalities15 Nov 2024

Gender: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance the Office for Equality and Opportunities has produced on whether positive discrimination on the basis of gender identity is permitted under

AnsweredWomen and Equalities15 Nov 2024

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what legal costs have been incurred by her Department for the appeal by the Freedom of Speech Union against her decision to pause the implementation of the

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet the senior Jewish academics who wrote to her on 11 August 2024 on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Oct 2024

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help counter the influence of the Chinese state in British universities.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Oct 2024

Schools: East Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled state-funded (a) primary and (b) secondary school places there are in East Surrey.

AnsweredDepartment for Education4 Oct 2024
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