Official portrait of Claire Coutinho

Claire Coutinho

Conservative MP for East Surrey, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Minister (Equalities)

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.

Scorecard

55.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
318 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
257 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
6 Interests declared 3 at £5,000 or more
209 Debates spoken in 147 written questions tabled

Ranked 549 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading No 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Aye 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Aye 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Aye 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No vote 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No vote 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No vote 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No vote 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No vote 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No vote 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No vote 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

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

£5,000

Name of donor: Graham Edwards
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation to my local association to aid with local campaigning.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£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)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£15,000

Name of donor: John James
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 donation to aid with Conservative campaigning.
Date received: 30 April 2026
Date accepted: 30 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Simon Camamile
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation to support local campaigning.
Date received: 25 March 2026
Date accepted: 25 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 9 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

6. 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

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 24 August 2020 until 24 February 2026
Rental income: from 16 February 2021 until 24 February 2026
(Registered 28 September 2020; updated 16 February 2021 and 8 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

8. Miscellaneous

I have been involved in fundraising activities for the Friendship Project, a ringfenced fund managed by the Tandridge Community Fund. This raises money for distribution to groups working to address social isolation in East Surrey. I will be consulted but will not have a final say on how funds are distributed.
Date interest arose: 14 January 2023
(Registered 3 February 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

209 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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