Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance

Caroline Dinenage MP

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Biography

Caroline Dinenage was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 14 June 2017.

She was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years at the Department for Education from 17 July 2016 to 14 June 2017.

She was elected Conservative MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head in 2010.

Education

Caroline studied politics and English at Swansea University.

Political career

Between 1998 and 2003 Caroline served on the City of Winchester local council. She was appointed the Small Business Ambassador for the South by the Prime Minister in June 2013, and between 2012 and 2015 sat on the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.

From April 2014 to May 2015 Caroline served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP. From May 2015 to July 2016 she served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Family Justice at the Ministry of Justice and DfE.

Career outside politics

Caroline has more than 20 years of experience as a small business owner, having established her own manufacturing company before university.

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance

The minister’s responsibilities include:

• cross-DWP Commons spokesperson
• workless families, relationship support and support for disadvantaged groups
• childcare and maternity benefits
• child maintenance
• financial support for housing, including within Universal Credit
• other social assistance, including supported accommodation, Support for Mortgage Interest, Cold Weather Payments, bereavement benefits and funeral payments
• benefit cap implementation and benefit uprating

More about this role

Department for Work and Pensions

Previous roles in government

1. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years

   • 2016 to 2017

2. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities

   • 2016 to 2016

3. Minister for Equalities

   • 2015 to 2015

4. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Family Justice

   • 2015 to 2016

Announcements

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1. Department for Work and Pensions welcomes new ministerial team

   • 15 June 2017
   • Press release

2. Revenge Porn Helpline Given Further Funding

   • 12 April 2017
   • News story

3. Families to benefit from £55 million boost to childcare schemes

   • 11 April 2017
   • Press release

4. UK Commission on the Status of Women - National Statement

   • 17 March 2017
   • News story

5. Justine Greening MP is new Minister for Women and Equalities

   • 21 July 2016
   • News story

6. Gender Recognition Act review announced in plan for transgender equality

   • 7 July 2016
   • Press release

7. Infant cremations

   • 7 July 2016
   • Statement to Parliament

8. Rallying call for female boost in business and the boardroom

   • 7 July 2016
   • Press release

9. Changes to the Women's Business Council Announced

   • 7 July 2016
   • News story

10. "This is, beyond doubt, a critical time for gender equality."

    • 17 March 2016
    • Speech

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