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Caroline has been contacted by constituents on a variety of constitutional issues and reforms to Parliament.

English Votes for English Laws

Devolution of power from Westminster to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland previously created a situation where Scottish MPs could vote on English matters whereas English MPs could not vote on Scottish matters. Caroline set to put this right and handed a petition to the House of Commons, her hard work paid off and proposals became law in October 2015.

Voting Systems

Caroline voted for the necessary legislation to allow the public to have their say on the future of the electoral system which was held in 2011. Gosport Borough voted 75% to retain the current First Past the Post electoral system.

Having already held this referendum, Caroline does not support changing the electoral system as there seems to be very little public appetite for doing so. In addition, the current system allows for a very clear link between a constituency and their MP, creating clearer accountability.

Constituency Boundaries

Caroline supports the Boundary Commissions aim to reduce the number of MPs and to ensure that the current boundaries are equalised. In the final proposals Gosport constituency will not change as it falls within the range for constituency size. Reducing the number of MPs will ensure that the cost of politics is reduced, whilst ensuring overall fairness for the electorate and the country.

House of Lords

Caroline does not support plans to abolish the House of Lords and to replace it with an elected Senate. The House of Lords provides a vital revising and scrutiny role with many of its number experts in the fields that do enhance debate and consideration of legislation. Ultimately, decision making would be poorer without these specialised voices in public life.

However, the House of Lords is clearly too big. Caroline supports the efforts undertaken by the current Lords Speaker to reduce the Lords to 600 peers; cutting its size by a quarter. This will ensure that the Lords is no larger than the Commons.

Proxy Voting

Caroline strongly supports the ability of proxy voting for MPs on parental leave. In January 2019 the House of Commons supported a pilot of the scheme having considered it several times at the Procedural Committee and in debate. This will allow MPs on parental leave knowing that their vote will count in crucial debates.

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Domestic Abuse Bill Passes Final Hurdle in Parliament

Thursday, 29 April, 2021
Gosport MP, Caroline Dinenage, this week supported the Domestic Abuse Bill as it passed the final hurdle in Parliament.
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Domestic Abuse Bill Passes Another Parliament Hurdle

Thursday, 30 April, 2020
The Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21 on Wednesday passed its Second Reading in the House of Commons. The Bill was introduced last July by the former Conservative Government led by Theresa May, who joined Wednesday’s debate as a backbench MP.
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Stricter Gambling Laws Announced With Credit Card Ban

Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
Today, the Gambling Commission has announced that consumers will no longer be able to gamble using credit cards following the Government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and a public consultation. UK Finance estimates that out of the 24 million adults that gamble acros
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Exciting New Domestic Agenda Announced

Thursday, 19 December, 2019
The Queen has come back to Parliament for the second time this year to announce the newly formed Conservative Governments domestic agenda with more than 30 bills announced.
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MP Welcomes Most Ambitious Spending Round In A Decade

Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
Gosport MP, Caroline Dinenage has welcomed today’s Spending Round announcement for 2020-21 which shows the fastest increase in day to day spending in 15 years. The Spending Round statement by the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, focused on moving away from austerity, to renewal and creating opportunity for
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MP Welcomes Results of Gosport Vote Pilot

Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
Gosport MP, Caroline Dinenage has welcomed  the evaluation of the Voter ID Pilot that took place in Gosport local elections last May 2018. The Government is currently piloting Voter ID in selected constituencies to tackle voter ID fraud.
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If re-elected on 8th June...

Friday, 26 May, 2017
If re-elected on 8th June I will continue to represent local people. After the Scottish Referendum in 2014, it was clear that action needed to be taken to prevent Scottish MPs from voting on English-only issues.
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Caroline welcomes English Votes for English Laws

Monday, 2 November, 2015
Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage has welcomed the successful passage of the Government's proposals for English votes for English laws through the House of Commons on Wednesday 21 October following a debate in the chamber.
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS NUMBER 19: Delivering EVEL petition to Parliament

Saturday, 18 April, 2015
After the Scottish Referendum in 2014, it was clear that action needed to be taken to prevent Scottish MPs from voting on English-only issues.
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Caroline presents English Votes petition to Parliament

Tuesday, 24 March, 2015
Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage this evening presented to Parliament a petition calling for English votes for English issues to be introduced in the House of Commons as soon as possible. Petitions have been raised in dozens of constituencies across England.
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