Claire Coutinho
Conservative Party
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East Surrey
MP Since
12 December 2019 (6 years, 9 months)
Role
Shadow Minister (Equalities)
Status
active
Constituency: East Surrey
Claire Coutinho represents East Surrey in the House of Commons, sitting as a Conservative Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 6 years, 9 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£192,253
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£174,934
Office
£16,931
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£388
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (1)
£15,000
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
John James
Individual · 30 Apr 2026 · Other
£15,000
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 233 Aye, 94 No (passed)
Voted No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 85 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 135 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 144 Aye, 244 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 143 Aye, 249 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 162 Aye, 246 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 155 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 356 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 170 Aye, 301 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
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In The Room: How Badenoch’s reshuffle highlights Labour’s woman problem
Kemi Badenoch has been making some major changes to her shadow cabinet. One which caught particular attention was the appointment of Claire …
The Independent·9 Sept· View coverage →
Meet the new Conservative Economic Team
Andrew Griffith, Claire Coutinho, and Richard Fuller explain who they are and why they are focused on building a credible and successful eco…
ConservativeHome·2 Sept· View coverage →
'I was promoted on merit': Tory MP's fury after Harriet Harman says it was 'woke' to give her key shadow cabinet job during maternity leave
Claire Coutinho said she was made shadow business secretary 'on merit' earlier this week after the move was mocked by Baroness Harman in an …
Daily Mail·2 Sept· View coverage →
BREAKING: Kemi’s reshuffle is underway
Kemi Badenoch embarks on a deeper and bigger reshuffle than expected with Mel Stride the biggest casualty so far. Andrew Griffith is the new…
ConservativeHome·31 Aug· View coverage →
Heating oil homes to get compensation after Iran war price hikes
Hundreds of people left out of pocket when suppliers cancelled heating oil orders because of the Iran war will receive compensation.
The Gu…
GB News·28 Aug· View coverage →
Reform Attacks Tory Claire Coutinho Over Net Zero Past
Reform has produced a dossier of Claire Coutinho’s net zero-positive statements from her time in office. Ministerial lines and all that… Ref…
Guido Fawkes·19 Aug· View coverage →
Richard Tice takes aim at Claire Coutinho after announcing plan to scrap Net Zero: 'The Tories created this disaster!'
Richard Tice has launched a scathing attack on the Conservatives as Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho unveiled the party's plan to scr…
GB News·19 Aug· View coverage →
LIVE: Badenoch & Coutinho Back Plan to Cut £200 Off Energy Bills by Scrapping Net Zero
Badenoch is introducing Claire Coutinho, who is backing costings from the Tory think tank Onward on scrapping Britain’s net zero targets and…
Guido Fawkes·19 Aug· View coverage →
CLAIRE COUTINHO: Miliband ditched Net Zero report knowing it would expose his fantasy promises
It's no secret that Net Zero is making Britain poorer and weaker. But now, for the first time, experts have revealed the true impact Net Zer…
Daily Mail·19 Aug· View coverage →
Shadow Cabinet Rankings: Badenoch Up Again
ConHome’s latest Shadow Cabinet rankings have Badenoch extending favourability among Tory members since May, with Shadow Energy Secretary Cl…
Guido Fawkes·11 Aug· View coverage →
Labour refuses to publish 'secret' trans guidance for civil servants
Labour is facing fresh questions after refusing to publish secret trans guidance circulated to civil servants across Whitehall.
The Cabinet …
GB News·19 Jul· View coverage →
UK's National Grid accused of ‘cutting off the Netherlands’ during heatwave as power supply pushed to limits
Britain has been accused of “cutting off the Netherlands” during the recent heatwaves as the nation’s power grid was pushed to its limits, r…
GB News·18 Jul· View coverage →
Britain's energy watchdog promises anonymity to whistleblowers over near-miss electricity blackouts
Britain's energy watchdog has promised anonymity to whistleblowers in an investigation into claims of near-miss blackouts on the grid.
It i…
GB News·17 Jul· View coverage →
Britain is being governed by Net Zero zealots — and the outlook is bleak
Britain's electricity grid is apparently now so fragile control room staff at the grid operator Neso – the people responsible for keeping th…
GB News·16 Jul· View coverage →
Britain was on brink of shutting down last month as energy bosses tried to hide potential blackout disaster, whistleblowers claim
Britain came perilously close to a nationwide blackout during last month's extreme heat, according to whistleblowers.
Sources from within th…
GB News·16 Jul· View coverage →
The night the lights nearly went out: Whistleblowers claim Britain was on brink of shutting down on June 23 during heatwave
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho told MPs that operators claimed that on June 23, the grid failed to meet necessary standards as temp…
Daily Mail·15 Jul· View coverage →
Labour denies 'washing its hands' over near-miss blackouts during June’s heatwave
The Government has been accused of “washing its hands” of claims electricity bosses covered up near-miss blackouts during June’s heatwave.
…
GB News·15 Jul· View coverage →
Claire Coutinho: Britain’s economic dictatorship isn’t run by generals. It’s run by employment tribunals
We need a reset which puts power back in the hands of the people. Restoring meritocracy and common sense is at the heart of the work Kemi Ba…
ConservativeHome·6 Jul· View coverage →
NHS hospitals defy trans ruling and allow biological men to use female-only wards
NHS trusts are going against the Supreme Court ruling on transgender individuals and allowing biological men to enter female-only spaces.
We…
GB News·28 Jun· View coverage →
WATCH: Claire Coutinho lays out the harsh realities of Net Zero 'activism' - 'Britain is a warning to the world!'
Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has laid out the harsh realities of "Net Zero activism" in Britain.
Speaking to GB News at the ARC C…
GB News·24 Jun· View coverage →