Julia Lopez MP: votes, interests and costs
Julia Lopez represents Hornchurch and Upminster in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 8 June 2017. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) from 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
Julia Lopez holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) | Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | 31 August 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 20 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 20 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister on Leave (Minister of State) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 9 May 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Minister on Leave (Minister of State) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 9 May 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 March 2023 | 9 May 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 7 February 2023 | 9 May 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 7 September 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 22 July 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 21 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill | 3 May 2023 | 9 May 2023 |
| Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill | 2 March 2022 | 22 March 2022 |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 18 July 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 23 April 2018 | 8 October 2019 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 23 April 2018 | 8 October 2019 |
| International Trade Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 31deee6eb1db.
Register of interests
Julia Lopez has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 28 September 2026 and the latest on 28 September 2026. By category: Visits outside the UK (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Germany between 21 September 2026 and 23 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To meet Members of the Bundestag and members of the British German business community.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-21
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-23
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £201,469 for Julia Lopez in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. In 2023-24 it was £165,354. Office costs came to £25,542 of a £36,550 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £201,469.22 | £165,354.38 | £147,207.30 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,541.96 | £25,979.28 | £24,269.69 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Hornchurch and Upminster BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 458 votes by Julia Lopez in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 43 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 6 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Julia Lopez has tabled 135 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department for Business and Trade.
Trade Agreements: USA
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 membership of the ministerial-level working group as set out …
Artificial Intelligence: Research
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 Resource clusters in (a) July 2024, (b) July 2025 and (c) A …
Artificial Intelligence
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.
Artificial Intelligence: Training
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 courses and (ii) the number of courses delivered throug …
Sovereign AI Fund: Public Appointments
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.
Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Finance
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 companies; and how such funding is expected to deliver be …
Artificial Intelligence: Energy
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 UK.
Artificial Intelligence: Broadband
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 support the adoption of AI technologies across different se …
Artificial Intelligence and Automation: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in employment costs on businesses’ decisions on whether to substitute labour with (a) automation and (b) AI.
Artificial Intelligence: Training
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’s AI Skills Hu …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1b1dc188c167. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Julia Lopez.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Hornchurch and Upminster returned Julia Lopez with a majority of 1,943: 15,260 votes, 32.5% of those cast, against 13,317 for Nicholas Palmer. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Hornchurch and Upminster figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.