MP for East Surrey
Shadow Minister (Equalities)
Claire Coutinho is the Conservative MP for East Surrey, first elected in 2019. She currently serves in opposition as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (since July 2024) and as Shadow Minister for Equalities (since November 2024). Her career includes government posts in Education and Work and Pensions, and she was Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero from August 2023 to July 2024.
Her voting pattern shows very high party loyalty (100%), with attendance below the party average (51% vs 56%). She generally supports Conservative positions on immigration controls, asylum policy, the Rwanda deportation scheme, bus services regulation, and prison sentencing, while voting more mixed on issues such as Universal Credit, VAT, transgender rights, and NHS funding. She has three notable rebel votes against her party on specific amendments in 2020–2022, indicating occasional independence from the party line.
Declares three financial interests: donations and other support related to activities as an MP; land and property holdings; and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
8 positions
Shadow Minister (Equalities)
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Since Jul 2024
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Oct 2022 - Aug 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
National Insurance Contributions Bill
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted for immigration controls
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on asylum system
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on rwanda deportation scheme
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading