Dame Caroline Dinenage is the Conservative MP for Gosport, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. Sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Liaison Committee (Commons).
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 250th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 20%. 25 contributions since 2024-09-05.
What they’ve raised
Dame Caroline Dinenage has engaged extensively on health and social care through 25 debate speeches, with particular focus on NHS waiting lists, cancer care, end-of-life provisions, and social care funding pressures. She has raised concerns about postcode inequalities in cancer treatment, advocated for regulation of assisted dying processes, and highlighted the financial burden of national insurance contributions on healthcare providers including GP surgeries, care homes and children's hospices. Her contributions have frequently connected health and care issues to her Gosport constituency's specific challenges, including its veteran population's healthcare needs and council housing waiting lists.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care64th of 55221.0
- Adult social care & reform31st of 36115.0
- Learning disability & autism301st of 89812.0
- Mental health285th of 86712.0
- NHS waiting lists137th of 5309.0
- Cancer176th of 6139.0
- Care home closures & provider failure3rd of 456.0
- Dementia106th of 245
What they’ve said
“…The new Conservative administration that has just taken over Gosport borough council has inherited a 541-strong waiting list for council houses, and the NHS waiting list for treatment has gone up by 17,000 across Hampshire, this year alone.”
Operation Valour · 2026-07-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…le the health benefits to the public of maintaining hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, the demonstrable mental health impact of engaging with arts and culture, and all the educational enrichment they offer. But all that is under threat. Charities are under more strain than ever.”
Membership-based Charity Organisations · 2025-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The hon. Lady is being incredibly generous in giving way. Given the focus on cutting waiting lists and tackling NHS challenges, how does the hon. Lady feel about the employer national insurance contribution changes, which also fell on GP surgeries, care homes and children’s hospices? Those changes are proving to be an…”
Seasonal Work · 2025-12-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“A constituent of mine recently had successful high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for prostate cancer, which was at Charing Cross hospital because it is not even offered to men at Portsmouth hospitals, despite being a less invasive treatment with fewer long-term health implications.”
Cancer Care · 2025-11-25 ·