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Caroline has 83 Hansard debate appearances, 168 parliamentary questions, and 1 sponsored bill on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

19

Speeches

62

Questions

16

Interventions

0

Answers

2

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Defence 6 appearances
Crime / Justice 5 appearances
Tax 4 appearances
Education 4 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
International Update 12 Oct 2026 1
Milburn Report 12 Oct 2026 1
International Update 12 Oct 2026 1
Milburn Report 12 Oct 2026 1
Civil Service Pension Scheme 15 Sept 2026 2
Violence against Women and Girls: AI-based Crime 15 Sept 2026 1
Civil Service Pension Scheme 15 Sept 2026 2
Violence against Women and Girls: AI-based Crime 15 Sept 2026 1
Civil Service Pension Scheme 15 Sept 2026 2
Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy 15 Sept 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

165

Written

3

Oral

161

Answered

168

Total

Most questioned departments

Department of Health and Social Care 49 questions
Ministry of Defence 25 questions
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 18 questions
Treasury 11 questions
Department for Transport 10 questions
Ministry of Justice 10 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 7 questions
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 6 questions

Most active question topics

Education 9 questions
Transport 9 questions
Tax 8 questions
NHS / Health 8 questions
Defence 7 questions

Recent questions

Question
Ministry of Defence Police: Finance 9 Oct 2026 Ministry of Defence
Pensioners: Income Tax 9 Oct 2026 Treasury
Pensioners: Income Tax 9 Oct 2026 Treasury
Dance and Sports: Curriculum 10 Sept 2026 Department for Education
ME/CFS: Health Services 10 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Dance 10 Sept 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services 10 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Social Media: Children 10 Sept 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Women: Health Services 10 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Tickets: Touting 10 Sept 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Bills sponsored

Bills where this MP is recorded as primary sponsor in the UK Parliament Bills API.

Bill Divisions
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Regulation) Bill Private Members' Bill (Ten Minute Rule) 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Dame Caroline Dinenage in parliamentary debates?

Dame Caroline Dinenage has made 99 contributions across 83 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Dame Caroline Dinenage asked?

Dame Caroline Dinenage has tabled 168 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 165 written and 3 oral. The Commons average is 121 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.