Julia Lopez

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Julia Lopez is the Conservative MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

1757

Votes Cast

£227,011

Expenses 2024-25

1,943

Majority

32.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£227,011

Staffing£201,469
Office£25,542

Year-on-Year

2024-25£227,011
2023-24£191,334
2022-23£171,477
2021-22£172,868
2020-21£169,469
2019-20£148,909
2018-19£120,175
2017-18£59,256

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,911 voters

Conservative
15,260 votes32.5%
Reform UK
13,317 votes28.4%
Labour
12,939 votes27.6%
Green Party
2,620 votes5.6%
Liberal Democrat
2,381 votes5.1%
Independent
394 votes0.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

135

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

58

Debates Spoken In

113

Speeches

420

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

the Leader of the Opposition

Provision of workspace, accommodation and associated hospitality for a series of work meetings in Gloucestershire over six days for the Leader of the Opposition, attended by the Leader of the Opposition, colleagues, family members and others who attended different sessions during various times of the week. Attendance as PPS for three days

17 February 2025 to 20 February 2025

£14,350
Name of donor
Neil Record
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Provision of workspace, accommodation and associated hospitality for a series of work meetings in Gloucestershire over six days for the Leader of the Opposition, attended by the Leader of the Opposition, colleagues, family members and others who attended different sessions during various times of the week. Attendance as PPS for three days, value £14,350.38
Date received
17 February 2025 to 20 February 2025
Date accepted
17 February 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 17 March 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Julia in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will (a) provide an overview of the methods used by her department to track and report (i) how many individuals have taken

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her department plans to publish a response to its call for evidence on the AI Growth Lab scheme.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 128826, when the chips used in the Isambard-AI and Dawn AI Research Reso

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to question 126666, what recent progress she has made on the establishment and membe

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what process was followed to appoint Suzanne Ashman as Managing Partner of the UK Sovereign AI Fund.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of energy prices on the cost and competitiveness of operating AI infrastructure in the

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the proportion of funding awarded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency to non UK based co

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases in employment costs on businesses’ decisions on whether to substitute labo

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the extent to which existing UK fibre and mobile connectivity infrastructure is sufficient to supp

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the volume of compute capacity was at (i) the Isambard-AI and (ii) Dawn AI Research Resource clusters in July 2024, July 2025

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Apr 2026
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