Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Hornchurch and Upminster.
Lopez has kept a low profile in the Commons division lobby — no rebel votes and 100% party-line alignment — but her recent activity clusters around defence and national security. This month she voted with the Conservatives to back the opposition motion demanding greater urgency on defence spending, opposed the government's counter-amendment on the same issue, and supported several amendments to the Armed Forces Bill at Report Stage. She also voted against limiting debate time on the National Security (State Threats) Bill and backed amendments to preserve judicial oversight within it — positions consistent with her above-average scores on parliamentary scrutiny (90%) and civil liberties (75% against a party average of 59%).
Her voting record is firmly right-of-centre: she scores 100% against tax increases, 96% pro-business, and near-zero on progressive taxation and housing development. Participation at 73% sits slightly below the Commons average. Her speeches spread across economy and jobs, education, crime, technology, and immigration — a broad spread rather than a single specialist focus. She sits on no select committees, which limits her formal scrutiny role.
Local coverage provides the clearest picture of her constituency work. She led a successful campaign to save Harold Hill Post Office, has hosted eleven job and training fairs in Hornchurch and Upminster, lobbied the Health Secretary over A&E funding (securing several tranches totalling over £8m), and formally opposed a Rainham quarry development on residents' behalf. News sentiment over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 43 articles. No career biography data is available to explain any specialist policy focus beyond what her voting and speech record already shows.
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.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Lopez broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Challenging the government on research priorities, claiming physics funding is under pressure due to energy costs driven by Labour ideology.”
“Welcomes the eventual ban but criticises the PM's delayed turnaround and process; urges clarity on age assurance, definitions of platforms in scope, enforcement resources for Ofcom…”
“Labour risks trading away Brexit freedoms on tech regulation; Brexit has given Britain competitive advantage in AI, data, and agritech that must be preserved.”
“Labour has no growth plan and risks dependency on US big tech rather than enforcing competition; CMA should aggressively use conduct requirement powers to break platform gatekeepin…”
Lopez holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 45 | 33.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 24 | 17.8% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 12 | 8.9% |
| Home Office | 12 | 8.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 10 | 7.4% |
| Treasury | 10 | 7.4% |
| Cabinet Office | 8 | 5.9% |
| Department for Education | 5 | 3.7% |
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 companies; and how such funding is expected to deliver be
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Innovation and Technology, whether her department plans to publish a response to its call for evidence on the AI Growth Lab scheme.
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Innovation and Technology, what process was followed to appoint Suzanne Ashman as Managing Partner of the UK Sovereign AI Fund.
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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 courses and (ii) the number of courses delivered throug
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| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 201,469 | 88.2% |
| Office Costs | 26,964 | 11.8% |
| Total · 45 claims | 228,433 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Lopez on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hornchurch and Upminster | 15,260 | 32.5% | Won |
| 2019 | Hornchurch and Upminster | 35,495 | 65.8% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia LopezWON | Con | 15,260 | 32.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Hornchurch and Upminster →