UK Parliament · member 4806
Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP
- Party
- Conservative — Conservative and Unionist Party
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Member for this seat since
- 12 December 2019
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Claire Coutinho, and how each was tied to them
Declared interests
MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
- John James - £15,000.00 (registered 7 May 2026)
- Simon Camamile - £2,000.00 (registered 9 April 2026)
- Graham Edwards - £5,000.00 (registered 24 March 2026)
- IPGL Limited - £5,000.00 (registered 19 December 2025)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)
- Property in London (registered 28 September 2020)
Miscellaneous
- I have been involved in fundraising activities for the Friendship Project, a ringfenced fund managed by the Tandridge Community Fund. This raises money for distribution to groups working to address social isolation in East Surrey. I will be consulted but will not have a final say on how funds are distributed. (registered 3 February 2023)
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.
Voting record
In the 322 recorded divisions where Claire Coutinho and at least one other Conservative member were recorded voting, Claire Coutinho voted the same way as most voting Conservative members 322 times (100.0%).
This compares Claire Coutinho with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.
Donations reported to the Electoral Commission
£15,000 across 1 reported donations from 1 distinct donor name, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | Individual | 1 | £15,000 | 2026-04-30 |
Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.
Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA
2025-26: £10,428 across 32 claim lines; 2024-25: £192,253 across 65 claim lines; 2023-24: £196,928 across 92 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 32 | £10,428 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 1 | £174,934 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 61 | £16,931 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 3 | £388 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 1 | £180,410 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 86 | £14,935 |
| 2023-24 | Miscellaneous | 1 | £912 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 4 | £671 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2024 | Office Costs · Advertising and contact cards | LAKE PUBLISHING LTD | £960 | Paid |
| 7 December 2021 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — Purchase of microphone for production of videos | £96 | Paid |
| 22 November 2022 | Staffing · Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs | Train travel — [***] [***] volunteer travel costs, journey to and from Westminster | £95 | Paid |
| 27 October 2022 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Cost of printing Pension Credit information leaflets | £92 | Paid |
| 3 April 2020 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA March 2020 | £92 | Paid |
| 13 February 2020 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA January 2020 | £92 | Paid |
| 13 February 2020 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA January 2020 | £92 | Paid |
| 23 February 2024 | Miscellaneous · IPSA RICS Valuation | RICS valuation report Q3 and Q4 2023 | £912 | Paid |
| 24 June 2021 | Office Costs · Advertising and contact cards | Surgery advert in St Peter's Parish News magazine for four editions | £90 | Paid |
| 12 February 2020 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Banner January 2020 | £10 | Paid |
| 2 September 2020 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Banner August 2020 | £9 | Paid |
| 30 November 2021 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter for use with microphone | £9 | Paid |
| 27 February 2023 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Office furniture — AMZNMKTPLACE AMAZON.CO | £90 | Paid |
| 6 March 2020 | Office Costs · Pooled staffing services | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) — Policy Research Unit | £885 | Paid |
| 8 December 2025 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Banner January 2026 | £87 | Paid |
Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.
Meetings recorded in departmental transparency returns
242 meetings recorded under this name as a minister in the quarterly returns of Department for Education, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Work and Pensions. The name in the department’s file matched exactly one member of the Commons, which is the only reason it is shown here.
| Date | Met | Purpose, as recorded | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2024 | JCB | To discuss uses of hydrogen during a site visit | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 20 May 2024 | Age UK | To discuss the impact of government energy support measures for vulnerable customers | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 16 May 2024 | Marubeni | To discuss offshore wind and the grid | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 15 May 2024 | Climate Change Committee | To discuss the upcoming publication of CCC Progress Report 2024 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 13 May 2024 | Cadent Gas | To discuss the path to decarbonisation and the gas network | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 13 May 2024 | National Infrastructure Commission | To discuss the National Infrastructure Commission's forthcoming Infrastructure Progress Review | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 8 May 2024 | iNHouse Communications, Hitachi Energy UK & Ireland, Diageo, Energy Capital, Northumbria University, Glen Earrach Energy, Spirit Energy, Peterson Energy Logistics, Arup, National Grid, Macquarie Asset Management, Sizewell C, Better Building Partnership, LoftZone, Switchee, FareShare, Manchester Airports Group | To engage in a roundtable with a range of stakeholders on investment, job creation and economic growth | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 29 April 2024 | Eni | To discuss the UK Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) market | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 29 April 2024 | Equinor | To discuss the UK Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) market | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 29 April 2024 | bp | To discuss the UK Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) market | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 24 April 2024 | ENEC | To discuss nuclear energy | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| 23 April 2024 | Amber Infrastructure | Introductory meeting to discuss investment in UK energy security | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
Source: each department’s “ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings” return on GOV.UK (Open Government Licence v3), read by Civometry and listed under ministerial transparency. A recorded meeting establishes that the department published the line; it does not establish what was said or what followed. Every meeting is on the member’s graph page.
Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.