Upper Bann / data
Carla Lockhart · Democratic Unionist Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
231
of 504 possible
Attendance
46%
273 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
176
126 debates
Written Qs
319
319 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£261k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 98 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 64 | |
| Economy | 44 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 20 | |
| Employment | 19 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 | |
| Crime & Policing | 17 | |
| Education | 14 | |
| Energy | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 48 | 8,241 |
| Health | 29 | 6,258 |
| Fiscal Policy | 23 | 5,921 |
| Defence | 30 | 5,411 |
| Social Care | 31 | 5,394 |
| Crime | 26 | 4,164 |
| Agriculture | 11 | 2,999 |
| Culture Community | 18 | 2,340 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsSome six months ago in this House, I mentioned a little boy called Teddy Johnson. Sadly, Teddy will be forever seven, because he died last week from metachromatic leukodystrophy. M… DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 183 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I believe it is important to set the record straight. In response to my question, the Chancellor suggested that households in … Mp PerformanceFiscal Policy | 150 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentThe role of Prime Minister is the highest honour in UK politics and demands sound judgment. The reality is that there was no sound judgment when the Prime Minister appointed Peter … Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 93 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateNo farmers means no food, no hauliers means empty shelves, and no construction means a country that is not moving forward. In Northern Ireland, those three industries are now takin… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 83 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsIn the UK, we pride ourselves on allowing people to practise their religion freely. Can the Minister update the House on what he is doing with any new regime in Iran to protect the… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 41 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyRecently, I was listening to the radio and heard the story of Phil Eaglesham, a former Royal Marine who served in Afghanistan and, as a result, needed a wheelchair. He founded a co… HealthSocial CareLocal Government | 99 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksThe Government recently introduced specific legislation to protect the Islamic community, ignoring the very real and greater threat to Jews in the UK. When will we see specific leg… CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 40 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Strategic Defence Review: FundingOften, most of the focus is on munition and defence systems, but what are the Government doing to boost defence numbers and ensure that our military personnel are properly paid for… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 70 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI will certainly move on to some examples where there has been a great personal cost to folks who have had to lead the way on this issue. One year later, we still need clarity on w… Social CareHealthCulture Community | 1,197 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI sincerely hope my hon. Friend is right and that the Government will do the right thing as per the law. Social CareHealthCulture Community | 21 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI thank all hon. Members for their participation. I want to thank the Minister, but she completely avoided the question about Northern Ireland, so I want her to write to me on that… Social CareHealthCulture Community | 197 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI thank the hon. Lady for giving way; we are utterly opposed. Does she agree that the cases involving Jennifer Melle and the Darlington nurses are examples of this very issue? Some… Social CareHealthCulture Community | 63 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI beg to move, That this House has considered the first anniversary of the For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers ruling. It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, M… Social CareHealthCulture Community | 493 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodWill my hon. Friend join me in commending Dr Julie Rankin, a consultant in emergency medicine, who has been instrumental in working with the Williamson family from my constituency … HealthSocial Care | 80 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodThe hon. Member is certainly making a very powerful speech on this issue. On 7 January 2024, Teddy Jason Williamson, aged just seven weeks and from my constituency, died of sudden … HealthSocial Care | 73 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 50 | 15.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 50 | 15.7% |
| Home Office | 44 | 13.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 35 | 11.0% |
| Ministry of Defence | 24 | 7.5% |
| Department for Transport | 21 | 6.6% |
| Northern Ireland Office | 17 | 5.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 17 | 5.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to process claims made in a timely manner. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Infected Blood Compensation scheme claimants, with a prognosis of less than 12 months life expectancy, are having their claims and registered intent notifications prioritised. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timeframe estimation is for the final settling of all outstanding claims within the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, including those with registered intent. | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to improve clinician reporting of myocarditis and pericarditis in the Yellow Card system; and whether the… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many whistleblowing reports relating to conflicts of interest have been submitted within the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in each of the last five years; a… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment was made of the potential merits of including an examination of the evidence base relating to the spike protein and lipid nanoparticles used in Covid-19 mRNA vaccines… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has modelled alternative funding structures for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that would reduce reliance on industry fees; and if it… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to enable smaller charities to contribute more effectively to public policy development, including through improving access to (a) tenders, (b)… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have, in each of the last five years, (a) moved to roles with pharmaceutical companies or industry-funded bo… | Answered |
| 19 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 implications for her Department's policies of the paper by the Online Safety Act Network entitled Strengthening the Online Safety Act:… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to condition the continuation of UK funding to the Palestinian Authority on the removal of (a) antisemitic content and (b) incit… | Answered |
| 17 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 role that small, high-harm online platforms play in hosting antisemitic content that is subsequently amplified by larger platforms. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether payments received by a surrogate mother in the UK are treated as income for the purposes of benefits assessments. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on trends in the number of children born via surrogacy abroad, in particular in (a) Kazakhstan and (b) Nigeria. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the number of children entering the UK who have been born through surrogacy in countries where commercial… | 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 | 47 | 30,117 | 11.5% |
| Accommodation | 32 | 7,110 | 2.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 17,449 | 6.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,151 | 0.4% |
| Staffing | 0 | 204,743 | 78.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 311 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 32 | 7,110 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 6,273 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 4 | 4,247 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 6 | 3,334 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 8 | 1,399 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 979 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 4 | 816 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 7 | 724 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 358 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 355 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 211 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 4 | 184 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London (overbudget but explained) | 220 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Other fuel | 806 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 210 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 207 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 199 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office renovations and repairs | 2,586 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 208 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Hotel for MP, [***][***][***] | 417 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Annual online paper subscription | 80 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Overnight stay for MP in London | 208 | Paid |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | Caseworker for MP subscription | 720 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Printer paper and ancillary items | 159 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 99 | Paid |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 185 | Paid |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Office window cleaning | 25 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***] Claim line 60270610-1 is a duplicate of 60269515-2. [200012571-1] | 0 | Repaid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 189 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | MP overnight in London | 170 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Plumbing repairs | 94 | Paid |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Overnight for MP at Westminster (booked by delegate) | 189 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Farming and administrative duties
Payer: Carla Lockhart and Rodney Condell, 5 Morrow Park, Clabby, BT75 0LT
Additional information: A family farm that I part own.
18 Apr 2024
Remuneration: £2,500 a year
Hours: 8 hrs a week
(Registered 11 January 2020)
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: Agricultural land
Location: County Fermanagh
Ownership details: I own jointly with my husband
(Registered 3 February 2020)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Governor of Dickson Primary School, Lurgan, Magheralin Primary School and Lurgan Junior High School.
(Registered 3 February 2020)
H · Ward results
Ward-level results have not yet been ingested for this constituency.
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
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.