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MP for South Devon
About me
I am hugely honoured to represent South Devon as your local Member of Parliament.
Having lived in Totnes for fourteen years, raised two children here, worked as the CEO of the county’s largest sexual violence and abuse charity, and run a small business in the constituency, I’m determined to repay the trust you’ve placed in me and give back to the area that has given so much to me and my family.
As your MP, representing you and our community is and always will be my number one priority. Whether that’s through campaigning on the sewage crisis, the NHS, or the cost of living, or through casework and raising issues in parliament, I will be a voice for South Devon.
You can watch a selection of my questions in Westminster below.
If you want to access them all, follow the link below.
Education questions in parliament
Friday 7th March, 2025: Caroline speaking during the Safer Phones Bill debate
Tuesday 4th March: How can universities protect student victims of sexual violence
Tuesday 25th March, 2025: Making SEND funding fair across the UK
Monday 24th February, 2025: The Government must do more to protect children from smartphones
Tuesday 4th February, 2025: Addressing disparities in teacher pay
Monday 3rd February, 2025: Reacting to the new Ofsted examinations
Monday 27th January, 2025: Caroline asking for a meeting with the Schools Minister
Wednesday 15th January, 2025: Caroline asks the Education Secretary about protecting children online
Monday 13th January, 2025: Why the Government should protect grieving parents, not tech firms
Thursday 9th January, 2025: Reinstating funding for sexual health services
Tuesday 10th December, 2024: Questioning the potential next chief regulator at Ofqual about examinations
Monday 9th December, 2024: Caroline asks the Education Secretary about auto-enrolment for free school meals
Monday 2nd December, 2024: Why the Government must do more to support bereaved children
Tuesday 26th November, 2024: The Government must do more to protect young people online
Tuesday 19th November, 2024: Asking the Children's Commissioner about improving attendance
Wednesday 13th November, 2024: Boosting the number of nurseries in the UK
Monday 4th November, 2024: Caroline calling for the Government to tackle the SEND crisis
Tuesday 8th October, 2024: Why ending the VAT exemption for private schools will hurt children with SEND
Healthcare questions in parliament
Tuesday 11th March, 2025: Reducing ambulance wait times in South Devon
Tuesday 7th January, 2025: Reversing the national insurance rise for hospices
Wednesday 18th December, 2025: Preventing pharmacy closures in South Devon
Wednesday 13th November, 2024: Fixing NHS dentistry in South Devon
Thursday 17th October, 2024: The crisis in NHS dentistry
Rural affairs questions in parliament
The Sustainable Farming Incentive, which paid farmers in England to manage land, protect soil, restore hedgerows, and boost nature recovery, was abruptly scrapped this week with absolutely no warning.
This is another hammer blow for our farmers and could have serious repercussions for our environment.
After many of her colleagues had asked about the environmental impact, Caroline asked the Farming Minister what the scrapping of this incentive could mean for supply chains and the steps the Government is taking to make supply chains fairer.
This is another hammer blow for our farmers and could have serious repercussions for our environment.
After many of her colleagues had asked about the environmental impact, Caroline asked the Farming Minister what the scrapping of this incentive could mean for supply chains and the steps the Government is taking to make supply chains fairer.
British farming is at breaking point. At the NFU annual meeting, farmers expressed their worries about not just their long-term future but how they will make it to the end of the year.
There’s a cash flow crisis in farming. Part of this is being driven by recent Government policy, but there’s also something else happening that’s been harming our farmers for years.
According to research from Riverford, just 25% of farmers believe the Big Six supermarkets adequately support British farming. That’s shocking – but, looking at the data, can you blame the other 75% for feeling this way?
Supermarkets saw a 97% surge in profits last year alone, yet they are not handing on a fair share of that to producers. To be in a world where supermarket profits are soaring while farmers are struggling to make ends meet is just wrong. There’s a power imbalance here that is neither sustainable nor fair.
We urgently need to strengthen the Groceries Code Adjudicator. At a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline called on the Government to do just that and work faster to remove the David v. Goliath feel of farmer supermarket relations.
There’s a cash flow crisis in farming. Part of this is being driven by recent Government policy, but there’s also something else happening that’s been harming our farmers for years.
According to research from Riverford, just 25% of farmers believe the Big Six supermarkets adequately support British farming. That’s shocking – but, looking at the data, can you blame the other 75% for feeling this way?
Supermarkets saw a 97% surge in profits last year alone, yet they are not handing on a fair share of that to producers. To be in a world where supermarket profits are soaring while farmers are struggling to make ends meet is just wrong. There’s a power imbalance here that is neither sustainable nor fair.
We urgently need to strengthen the Groceries Code Adjudicator. At a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline called on the Government to do just that and work faster to remove the David v. Goliath feel of farmer supermarket relations.
The Liberal Democrat led South Hams District Council is supporting a community housing project which will create 39 new energy-efficient, 100% social rented homes for people with a local connection.
At a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline highlighted this project because it is exactly the kind of development project we need to see in South Devon and beyond.
At a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline highlighted this project because it is exactly the kind of development project we need to see in South Devon and beyond.
Could you pay a £637,000 bill?
That’s the average inheritance bill facing farmers in South Devon after the Government’s changes to the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief.
Given farmers are an integral part of the rural economy, help support our food security, and play a key role in tackling climate change, why would the Government want to put them under yet more pressure, especially after the incredibly challenging years they’ve already faced.
At a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline asked the Government this question.
That’s the average inheritance bill facing farmers in South Devon after the Government’s changes to the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief.
Given farmers are an integral part of the rural economy, help support our food security, and play a key role in tackling climate change, why would the Government want to put them under yet more pressure, especially after the incredibly challenging years they’ve already faced.
At a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline asked the Government this question.
Trying to boost growth without fixing our trading relationship with Europe is like driving with the handbrake on – and there are few places where this is more apparent than in the hospitality sector.
In 2023, official figures showed hospitality vacancies had risen by 72% since Brexit, while the number of EU workers in the industry had fallen by 26%.
We’re not immune to this in South Devon.
Our hospitality sector is the beating heart of our local community, but again and again, when I meet owners, they all tell me they’re struggling to recruit staff.
A Youth Mobility Scheme with the EU would help ease these pressures – and today, in a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline called for the Government to consider it.
In 2023, official figures showed hospitality vacancies had risen by 72% since Brexit, while the number of EU workers in the industry had fallen by 26%.
We’re not immune to this in South Devon.
Our hospitality sector is the beating heart of our local community, but again and again, when I meet owners, they all tell me they’re struggling to recruit staff.
A Youth Mobility Scheme with the EU would help ease these pressures – and today, in a Westminster Hall debate, Caroline called for the Government to consider it.
Today an Urgent Question was asked in the House of Commons this afternoon, with many MPs highlighting their concerns and asking the Government to do everything possible to protect and support British farmers.
Speaking after many of her colleagues had already posed questions on the measures in place, Caroline asked the Minister whether the current situation has given the Government the impetus to move forward with securing a veterinary deal with the EU.
Speaking after many of her colleagues had already posed questions on the measures in place, Caroline asked the Minister whether the current situation has given the Government the impetus to move forward with securing a veterinary deal with the EU.
Caroline asking for a Government debate about improving rural broadband
Caroline calling for rural councils to receive additional funding for service delivery
Caroline called for proper compensation for victims of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Brixham
Caroline calling for council elections to go ahead in 2025
Caroline shared how farmers in South Devon will be impacted by the changes to APR
Caroline outlining how the new government can help our fishing industry
Caroline asking the Government to boost neighbourhood policing
Caroline giving her reaction to the Budget
Caroline urging the government to reverse the changes to Agricultural Property Relief
Caroline highlighting community energy projects in South Devon
Caroline asking the Chancellor about boosting economic growth in South Devon
Caroline raising issue of sewage in Kingsbridge
Caroline calling for the Chancellor to extend business rates relief to the Hospitality sector
Caroline making her maiden speech in the House of Commons
Caroline asking the Chancellor to reconsider the cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Environment questions in parliament
Introducing my Green Spaces Bill, which, if passed, would help to boost access to parks and neighbourhood areas in the UK
Caroline asking the Government what steps it's taking to boost home energy efficiency
Caroline voicing her opposition to the Heathrow Airport expansion
Caroline calling for solar panels to be added to new social homes
Caroline asking the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero about the methane emissions generated by new gas power stations.
International questions in parliament
Tuesday 4th March, 2025: What does the foreign aid cut mean for Gaza?
Monday 25th November, 2024: Ending arms sales to Israel
Thursday 21st November, 2024: Securing peace in Gaza
Work in South Devon
Caroline during the 2024 General Election
Caroline visiting Leatside Surgery to discuss GP funding
Caroline speaking after South West Water's public meeting
Caroline visiting Holne Community Shop
Caroline visiting Dartmouth Academy
Caroline discussing the challenges facing farmers in Buckfastleigh
Caroline talking about the state of the care sector at Fleet Care Home
Caroline attending Kingsbridge flooding meeting
Caroline talking about boosting Government support for the horticultural trade
Caroline speaking outside the Right to Roam rally at the Supreme Court
Caroline visiting Torbay Hospital
Caroline speaking at Brixham College
Caroline meeting with Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
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