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Sir Julian Lewis · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 01 May 1997 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
10585days
from 01 May 1997
Divisions
391
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
113 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
397
291 debates
Written Qs
190
184 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£212k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 45 claims
Interests
2
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 84 | |
| Economy | 76 | |
| Employment | 47 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Housing | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 145 | 23,648 |
| Economy Jobs | 99 | 9,922 |
| Crime | 64 | 8,550 |
| Culture Community | 41 | 7,876 |
| Social Care | 55 | 7,757 |
| Fiscal Policy | 29 | 5,426 |
| Mp Performance | 29 | 4,940 |
| Immigration | 34 | 3,774 |
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.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyToo often consumers buy products that, when they get to examine them, turn out to have been manufactured in places like China. What safeguards do the Government have in their new p… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 77 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance, in what I believe is truly a genuine point of order, as to how Parliament and the public should understand the term… Mp PerformanceFiscal Policy | 191 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsDoes the Foreign Secretary accept that, as a matter of objective fact, this House was misled about the circumstances of Mandelson’s security vetting, even if that misleading was in… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 29 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI am really surprised that the hon. Gentleman is swallowing this guff about this being a borderline case. It was quite clear that security vetting put this case in the red box, whi… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 109 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateMay I welcome the couple of positive references that the Chancellor made a little while ago to civil nuclear power? Given that we have in this country Rolls-Royce, a world-leading … EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 67 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingWho first suggested to the Prime Minister that Mandelson should be appointed as our ambassador to the United States, or was it just his own idea? Did it never cross his mind that M… Mp PerformanceDefence | 70 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Strategic Defence Review: FundingI have every sympathy with patriotic Defence Ministers who are being sent out to try to put a brave face on the fact that they are being undermined by their own Chancellor of the E… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 118 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Knife CrimeWhere psychopaths are concerned, deterrence is unlikely to work, but I was interested to hear an expert from the Internet Watch Foundation, who was interviewed on Times Radio this … Crime | 121 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsAt the behest of Labour-dominated Southampton city council, two thirds of my constituents are to be torn away from the New Forest and placed under the control of an urban-dominated… HousingLocal Government | 49 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourWhen I realised that this debate was going to be held on the last day before the Easter recess, I was rather perturbed and thought that perhaps not very many people would turn up. … CrimeLabour Market | 447 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Resident Doctors: Industrial ActionOne thing we have not yet heard is the Secretary of State’s assessment of the motivation of the BMA committee members who are so militantly rejecting a deal that he evidently regar… HealthLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 76 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Local Government ReorganisationWhen the hon. Lady achieved her present promotion, I wrote to her to explain why the independents, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Greens on New Forest district council had co… Local GovernmentHousingEconomy Jobs | 173 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Transport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleI apologise for not being able to contribute substantively to this debate, owing to a commitment to lead another debate in Westminster Hall shortly. Bus passes are hugely valued by… TransportSocial Care | 118 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of mandatory body armour for prison officers. May I begin by thanking all the Members who have taken the trouble … CrimeLabour Market | 343 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourYes, indeed. No debate in this Chamber or the main Chamber would be worth while without a typically relevant contribution from the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). The ris… CrimeLabour Market | 773 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 36 | 18.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 33 | 17.4% |
| Ministry of Defence | 29 | 15.3% |
| Home Office | 18 | 9.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 16 | 8.4% |
| Cabinet Office | 13 | 6.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 8 | 4.2% |
| Treasury | 7 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who first suggested to the Prime Minister that Peter Mandelson should be appointed as Ambassador to the United States. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals have settled their loan charge liability (a) in full or (b) through a Time to Pay arrangement since the publication of the Ray McCann review on 26 November 2025 until the most rec… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the process of procuring up to 10,000 sets of protective body armour for prison officers is (a) open, (b) transparent, and (c) effective. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the tender for providing up to 10,000 sets of protective body armour for prison officers was made public, and if he will make a statement. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether representatives of prison officers were consulted over the (a) design, and (b) procurement of new protective body armour. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many bids were accepted for the contract to provide up to 10,000 sets of protective body armour for prison officers; and whether any provider of new sets of protective body armour for prison of… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the purpose is of the visit to Mauritius by UK officials on 22 April 2026; and what the principal subjects to be discussed are. | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is her policy to prevent the provision of (a) mosquito nets, (b) sunglasses and (c) water purifying systems from entering the British Indian Ocean T… | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost was of deploying a patrol vessel and personnel for the interception at sea of humanitarian aid for British Chagossian resettlers on 11 April 2026… | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Mauritian counterpart on the arrest of the former Prime Minister of that country in relation to money laundering issue… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands being ceded to Mauritius on (a) observance of and (b) the operation… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the Chagos Islands of the joint naval exercises undertaken by South Africa with (a) China, (b) Russia and (c) other B… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the timing of the public commentary by the government of Mauritius on the Iran… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of (a) the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Paul Bérenger in Mauritius and (b… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will continue to fund the Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship in order to allow (a) the cohort already accepted for the scheme to continue and (b) substantive consult… | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 6 | 6,593 | 3.1% |
| Staffing | 2 | 189,928 | 89.5% |
| Office Costs | 27 | 13,491 | 6.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,081 | 1.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 26 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 5,263 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Accommodation | 4 | 4,219 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,622 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 3 | 1,298 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 1 | 752 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 6 | 402 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 382 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 3 | 329 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 210 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 41 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 30 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | SIX MONTHS’ LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TILL END OF MARCH 2025 | 127 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Service charge & ground Rent | Final Week´s Service Charge for f/yr 2024-25 | 140 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- March 2025 | 19 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- February 2025 | 19 | Paid |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- January 2025 | 19 | Paid |
| 06 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | COMPUTER REPAIR | 30 | Paid |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- December 2024 | 19 | Paid |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 519 | Paid |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- November 2024 | 19 | Paid |
| 17 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | PRINTER CARTRIDGE FOR PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE | 71 | Paid |
| 07 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Printer cartridge—original HP brand | 137 | Paid |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 355 | Paid |
| 19 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- October | 19 | Paid |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | STATIONERY ITEMS--HIGHLIGHTER PENS; OFFICE DIARY; PLASTIC FOLDERS | 27 | Paid |
| 27 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS: 6 April to 28 September 2024 | 116 | Paid |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE -- September | 19 | Paid |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 389 | Paid |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 1,715 | Paid |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MOBILE PHONE--August 2024 | 19 | Paid |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Colour and Black Cartridges for Small Printer/Scanner | 41 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Henry Jackson Society
Address of donor: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I was a participant and panel member in the Reagan/Jackson Security Dialogue held in Cambridge. The hospitality consisted of 2 nights’ stay at the conference hotel (£272.72p per night), and 2 conference dinners - at the Cambridge Union (£77.19p) and at Corpus Christi College(£75.85p), value £699
Date received: 18 February 2026 to 19 February 2026
Date accepted: 18 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07465741
(Registered 25 February 2026)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 22 December 2014
Rental income: from 5 February 2015
(Registered 5 February 2015)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 14 wards, 25 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashurst Bramshaw Copythorne Netley Marsh | Derek Brian Tipp | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,027 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ashurst Bramshaw Copythorne Netley Marsh | Joe Reilly | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 966 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brockenhurst Denny Lodge | Adam William Parker | Green Party of England and Wales | 671 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dibden Dibden Purlieu | Malcolm Spencer Wade | Liberal Democrats | 1,025 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dibden Dibden Purlieu | Steph Osborne | Liberal Democrats | 874 | 04 May 2023 |
| Fawley Blackfield Calshot Langley | Alan Rutherford Alvey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 747 | 04 May 2023 |
| Fawley Blackfield Calshot Langley | Matthew James Hartmann | Conservative and Unionist Party | 693 | 04 May 2023 |
| Forest Solent | Dan Poole | Conservative and Unionist Party | 554 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardley Holbury North Blackfield | Allan Glass | Conservative and Unionist Party | 463 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardley Holbury North Blackfield | Peter Armstrong | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 393 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hythe Central | Alex Wade | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hythe Central | Philip Dowd | Liberal Democrats | 970 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hythe South | Mark Clark | Liberal Democrats | 736 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hythe South | Sean Daniel Cullen | Liberal Democrats | 704 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lyndhurst Minstead | Hilary Brand | Liberal Democrats | 577 | 04 May 2023 |
| Marchwood Eling | Patrick Armand Mballa | Liberal Democrats | 776 | 04 May 2023 |
| Marchwood Eling | Richard Mark Young | Conservative and Unionist Party | 938 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sway | Barry Rickman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 737 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton Central | Ian Alec Murray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 596 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton Central | John Hugh Sleep | Conservative and Unionist Party | 647 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton North | David Maurice Penny | Conservative and Unionist Party | 814 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton North | Kathleen Veronica Crisell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 774 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton North | Neville Penman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,054 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton South | Caroline Rackham | Liberal Democrats | 695 | 04 May 2023 |
| Totton South | David Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 904 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 87,142 | Electorate 70,618 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 29.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 11.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.1% | 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.