Hornchurch & Upminster / data
Julia Lopez · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
365
of 504 possible
Attendance
72%
139 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
71
30 debates
Written Qs
126
122 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£228k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 45 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 93 | |
| Economy | 76 | |
| Employment | 45 | |
| Education | 30 | |
| Crime & Policing | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Pensions | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 16 | 11,445 |
| Culture Community | 5 | 9,348 |
| Education | 8 | 7,841 |
| Health | 6 | 7,337 |
| Technology | 10 | 5,484 |
| Defence | 6 | 5,414 |
| Crime | 6 | 4,121 |
| Immigration | 7 | 3,701 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | UK-based Tech CompaniesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill (Peter Fortune) on securing this incredibly import… TechnologyEconomy Jobs | 1,747 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Technology SovereigntyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah) on securing such an imp… DefenceEconomy JobsOther | 913 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was pointing out that the Minister has no manners, but wishes to shout from a sedentary position. I sat listening to him and waiting to see if I … Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 84 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI am sure the applicability of the legislation in Scotland is something that can be debated when the Bill comes before the House. To give them credit, many Labour MPs understand th… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 369 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionToday we are debating something that is very important: the protection of children from online harms is vital. I commend the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on what I th… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 323 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI thank the hon. Member for that intervention—I went off on a nostalgia trip in my brain, thinking about MSN chatrooms and all the rest of it. That was a time when people were not … Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 135 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI am not seeking to occupy a moral high ground. I am seeking to set out a way towards keeping children under 16 off social media platforms, because trying to legislate for specific… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 146 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI agree with the hon. Member wholeheartedly. Until now, we have implicitly decided that childhood must simply adapt to an environment that we as adults find totally overwhelming, u… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 331 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI am sure that the issue of the functionality list can be explored as time goes by. It is important to point out that this is not a moral panic but a structural problem. Today the … Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 264 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionWe think that the current priority is ensuring that under-16s are taken off harmful social media platforms, but I am sure that there is room for a market to develop, over time, tha… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 58 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI can agree with that. My point is that this Government are trying to suggest that a consensus can be found in the absence of their having a policy position. They are talking about… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 168 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionThis is a Conservative amendment in the Lords that has gained cross-party support, so it will be coming back to us. The hon. Member raises an important point about why this policy … Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 200 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI would not envisage that parents would be responsible for that. There are mechanisms to make sure that platforms would not be permitted to provide accounts to under 16-year-olds a… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 763 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI have set out before what we were trying to achieve with the Online Safety Act and why certain things were in it and others were not. I do not want to go over that again. The cons… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 62 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionThere were very real and important debates during the passage of that Bill about legal but harmful material and whether people should be able to speak freely online. Our approach w… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 519 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 37 | 29.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 24 | 19.0% |
| Home Office | 12 | 9.5% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 11 | 8.7% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 10 | 7.9% |
| Treasury | 10 | 7.9% |
| Cabinet Office | 8 | 6.3% |
| Department for Education | 5 | 4.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide the most up to date figures for the number of (i) individuals who have taken courses and (ii) courses that have been delivered, through the Government… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish details of any public data sets made accessible to technology firms with which the Government has signed partnership agreements or Memoranda of Unders… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 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 and April 2026. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer provided on 26 February 2026 to question 114130, what recent progress she has made on the establishment and membership of the ministerial-level wor… | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she expects to publish the outcome to the consultation entitled Standard Essential Patents, published on 15 July 2025. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of concentrating Government AI partnerships with a small number of large US technology companies on competition and i… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the timetable for decisions regarding Strategic Market Status investigations into clo… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of technical, contractual and financial switching barriers in the cloud services market on effective compe… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to public sector bodies of limited competition in the UK cloud infrastructure market. | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of enterprise software licensing practices on the ability of customers to run software across competing cloud platfor… | Answered |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of regulatory intervention in the UK cloud market; and what steps she is taking to help reduce barriers to compet… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what total value of AI-related contracts has been awarded by all Government departments since July 2024; and what proportion has gone to (a) UK-headquartered firms and (b… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how she will measure UKRI progress in meeting priority areas and outcomes of the UKRI AI Research and Innovation Strategic Framework; and how Parliament will be updated o… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many of the AI-related (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) service agreements signed by her Department since July 2024 are with UK-headquartered companies; and w… | Answered |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessment was carried out before awarding the Nexus AI contract to IBM; and what safeguards are in place to prevent algorithmic bias in those AI tools used in benefi… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 41 | 26,964 | 11.8% |
| Staffing | 2 | 201,469 | 88.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 5,263 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 1,560 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 5 | 1,201 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 8 | 1,164 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 1,009 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 411 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 360 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 253 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 4 | 209 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 1 | 29 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 26 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Telephone | 36 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | telephone | 35 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 270 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Newsquest (Romford Recorder) - annual subscription | 29 | Paid |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Monthly charge for telephone | 36 | Paid |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Telephone | 17 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Caseworker annual fee for caseworking software system | 720 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | 2025 Job Fair - Flyers | 49 | Paid |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 90 | Paid |
| 03 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | telephone contract | 36 | Paid |
| 26 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Telephone bill | 17 | Paid |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | Subscription for Veed | 108 | Paid |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Monthly device payment | 36 | Paid |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stationery and printer ink | 87 | Paid |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 71 | Paid |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Telephone | 17 | Paid |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Telephone | 36 | Paid |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Telephone | 36 | Paid |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | telephone | 17 | Paid |
| 03 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | telephone | 36 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 20 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranham | Gillian Ford | Upminster and Cranham Residents Association | 3,107 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cranham | John Tyler | Upminster and Cranham Residents Association | 2,807 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cranham | Philip Lionel Ruck | Upminster and Cranham Residents Association | 2,636 | 05 May 2022 |
| Emerson Park | David Godwin | Havering Residents Association | 1,498 | 05 May 2022 |
| Emerson Park | Laurance Robert Garrard | Havering Residents Association | 1,512 | 05 May 2022 |
| Gooshays | Katharine Mary Tumilty | Labour Party | 901 | 05 May 2022 |
| Gooshays | Patricia Mary Brown | Labour Party | 1,038 | 05 May 2022 |
| Gooshays | Paul McGeary | Labour Party | 1,014 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hacton | Ray Morgon | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,315 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hacton | Reg Whitney | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,124 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harold Wood | Brian Edward Eagling | Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association | 2,081 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harold Wood | Darren Christopher Wise | Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association | 1,812 | 05 May 2022 |
| Harold Wood | Martin Robert Goode | Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association | 1,884 | 05 May 2022 |
| Heaton | Frankie Oreoluwa Mary-Ann Walker | Labour Party | 1,153 | 05 May 2022 |
| Heaton | Keith Ernest Darvill | Labour Party | 1,200 | 05 May 2022 |
| Heaton | Mandy Jane Anderson | Labour Party | 1,267 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Bryan Thomas Vincent | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,700 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Gerry O'Sullivan | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,823 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Andrews | Paul Alan Middleton | Hornchurch Residents Association | 2,855 | 05 May 2022 |
| Upminster | Jacqueline Ann Williams | Upminster and Cranham Residents Association | 1,642 | 10 Aug 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 105,780 | Electorate 75,438 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 29.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 80.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 58.4% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.