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Inspired by Gosport's peninsula location and the potential for the wider Portsmouth Harbour area for driving jobs, skills and economic prosperity through marine expansion, Caroline is involved in a number of marine issues.

She has taken part in the influential Marine Sector Advisory Group and was instrumental in the formation of Gosport Marine Scene, which seeks to highlight Gosport's status as a world class destination for sailing and yachting. In 2019 this was expanded to Portsmouth Harbour Marine Scene to encompass the wider area.

Caroline welcomed Sir Ben Ainslie's £90m Americas Cup Race Team HQ to the area and sees the plans for a multi-million pound investment into Haslar Marina as key to creating a centre of excellence in our region.

Caroline has met with successive Transport Ministers to make the case for necessary improvements to legislation governing the use of Personal Water Craft (PWC), such as jet skis and RIBs. Existing legislation fails to protect the users of PWCs and other water users, as was clearly demonstrated by the death of Gosport’s Ryan McKinlay.

Caroline believes, that is vital that our marine habitats are protected and she is delighted that there will be 41 new Marine Conservation Zones across the UK, safeguarding almost 12,000 square kilometres of marine habitats. Our local seas also fall under Marine Protection Areas.

As an MP for a coastal constituency Caroline sees for herself on a daily basis the devastating impact of plastics in our oceans and on our beaches that is why she has taken part in two #GiveUpPlasticForLent pledges and supported the ‘Plastic-Free Parliament’ campaign.

She is a keen supporter of local groups who carry out beach cleans, such as Surfers Against Sewage and can regularly be seen supporting the events. Caroline has also organised a beach clean with the Marine Conservation Society.

Caroline also supported the world’s most comprehensive ban on microbeads to tackle the large number of plastics choking our marine life. 

The Gosport Sea Wall is the vital barrier which helps protect the integrity of Portsmouth Harbour. Portsmouth Naval Base, the Commercial Port and hundreds of homes and businesses which surround the harbour depend upon it being kept in good condition. In January 2022 Caroline arranged a multi agency meeting to ensure there is a strong plan in place to see the wall is properly maintained.

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Lifeboat debate

Gosport MP champions GAFIRS in Parliament

Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
Local Member of Parliament for Gosport, Dame Caroline Dinenage, took the opportunity to speak about the hard work of Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) in a debate on the contribution of lifeboat services to search and rescue. Caroline praised volunteer heroes on their hard work in
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Gosport MP Speaks Up on Sewage

Thursday, 13 October, 2022
Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, spoke in a debate about sewage discharges, urging the Minister to speed up improvement targets and to increase water testing year-round.   Caroline welcomed the news that illegal discharges will have a 1000-fold increase in fines, from £250,000 to £250 mill

Coastal MP Supports Harsher Penalties for Water Polluters

Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has welcomed the news that tougher sanctions will be introduced to deter water companies from polluting the environment, and encourage them to invest in improving infrastructure capacity. The Environment Secretary, Ranil Jayawardena MP, announced a move to bring
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Gosport MP backs new National Independent Lifeboat Association

Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
Local MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has pledged her support the National Independent Lifeboat Association (NILA), a new charity which has been launched to assist the UK’s independent lifeboats and to ensure the preservation of life on the water. One of the founding members of NILA is Gosport and Fare
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Gosport MP Calls for Prioritisation of Coastal Communities' Economic Needs

Monday, 5 September, 2022
Local MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has joined 12 other Conservative MPs in adding her name to a letter from Maritime UK calling for the leadership candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, to prioritise the economic needs of coastal communities.
Bathing Water Quality

MP Calls for More Water Quality checks

Friday, 22 April, 2022
Local MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, has called for an improvement on the regulations on testing the quality of bathing water in our seas and rivers.  The Gosport MP used Business Questions to the Leader of the House, Mark Spencer today to push for Parliamentary time to be given to the issue of b
Southern Water Event

Southern Water to meet Gosport Constituents

Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
Local MP, Caroline Dinenage, has arranged a public meeting with Southern Water and the Environment Agency for constituents to discuss local concerns about water quality and other issues. Constituents from Gosport, Lee on the Solent, Stubbington and Hill Head are invited to an online meeting wh
sea wall

Caroline meets Minister regarding Sea Wall

Monday, 10 January, 2022
Local MP, Caroline Dinenage, today met with the Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment, Rebecca Pow and the Environment Agency to discuss growing concerns about the Gosport sea wall, which protects Portsmouth Harbour. The sea wall, which runs along the lower right corner of the G
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Southern Water meeting with Gosport Constituents

Friday, 5 November, 2021
Local MP, Caroline Dinenage, hosted a public meeting with Southern Water last night, attended by over 100 constituents to discuss local concerns about water quality and other issues.  Constituents from Gosport, Lee on the Solent, Stubbington and Hill Head took part in an online meeti
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Southern Water to meet Gosport Constituents

Monday, 1 November, 2021
Local MP, Caroline Dinenage, has arranged a public meeting with Southern Water for constituents to discuss local concerns about water quality and other issues.  Constituents from Gosport, Lee on the Solent, Stubbington and Hill Head are invited to an online meeting which will take pl
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