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Julia Buckley · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
401
of 504 possible
Attendance
80%
103 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
342
59 debates
Written Qs
120
115 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£244k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 206 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 77 | |
| Taxation | 71 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Crime & Policing | 41 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Education | 24 | |
| Housing | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 16 | 4,950 |
| Transport | 8 | 3,273 |
| Economy Jobs | 12 | 2,892 |
| Health | 7 | 1,867 |
| Environment | 5 | 1,710 |
| Housing | 6 | 1,538 |
| Education | 5 | 1,277 |
| Social Care | 5 | 1,178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while oppos… | Rebelled | No |
| 04 Sept 2024 | Budget Responsibility Bill: Committee: Amendment 9Vote on whether to require the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to automatically produce a financial assessment whenever t… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsMy hon. Friend makes a really important point, because most modelling shows that passenger numbers have not just recovered post covid, but have grown significantly. To achieve moda… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 148 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. Public transport must combine both trains and buses to make sure that all communities are well served. As I was saying, Shropshire is the… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 95 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsI thank the hon. Lady for making that point about the inter-regional connectivity between our market towns. We need to get to London, but also to travel to each other. In Shropshir… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 244 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsI am delighted to lead this debate to enable the House to discuss the need for rail connections between London and rural towns. As the Minister well knows, I represent the beautifu… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 210 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsMy hon. Friend has made a powerful point about the need to visit these beautiful spots around the country. A loop of the River Severn encircles our medieval town with a beating mod… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 86 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Connections between towns give rise to employment opportunities and create connectivity, which adds to our local economy, as well as having w… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 241 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Last-mile or outer zones for delivery? | 6 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I would like to take us back a step to the discussion we had about the UK being a bit of an outlier in those comparisons with other countries. Starting with you, Larissa Lockwood, … | 50 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Ms Chambers, did you want to add anything? | 8 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)That is really clear. Turning to your colleagues for a moment, what additional measures would be necessary to reach those lower targets for PM2.5? | 24 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I can reassure you that, yesterday, the Transport Committee had a session looking at the electrification agenda, specifically focusing on freight. I would encourage you to engage w… | 81 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Basically, regulation and local initiatives to control areas rather than incentives, grants or innovation support? | 15 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)I will push you on that, to try to translate it for people who might be watching. Are you suggesting things like ULEZ, lower emission zones? Is that the type of measure you mean, o… | 59 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)The electrification agenda. | 3 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1656)Yes, particularly on transport, which you all referred to. Even when you were referring to housing, you were talking about housing on main roads and children walking along main roa… | 66 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 37 | 30.8% |
| Department for Transport | 18 | 15.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 12 | 10.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 11 | 9.2% |
| Department for Education | 9 | 7.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 | 7.5% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 4 | 3.3% |
| Home Office | 4 | 3.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking under GBR to increase cross border rail connections, such as the Wrexham-Shropshire-Midlands Railway. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which English counties do not have a direct train link to London; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the lack of such links on those counties. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how competition regulations on state aid are applied by the Office of Rail and Road when assessing applications for Open Access rail services; and what changes are expected following the ORR's mo… | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the £21 billion of new local transport funding announced across the Comprehensive Spending Review period, how much funding is allocated to (a) Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities, (b) Ma… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department intends to bring section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 into force. | Pending |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Attorney General | To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming Bona Vacantia arrangements to permit local authorities to take ownership of unclaimed residential properties for public use. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Attorney General | To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements for managing unclaimed estates and properties under Bona Vacantia. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to develop a single national fibre broadband coverage map that identifies gaps in connectivity. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when veterans with more complex circumstances can expect to receive their Remediable Service Statements under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015 remedy. | Answered |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Church Commissioners | To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, when the Church will be opening the Church of England Redress Scheme to applications. | Answered |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to help protect farmers from fluctuations in milk prices following the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme. | Answered |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that Metro Mayors retain roles in heavy rail governance under the provisions of the Railways Bill. | Answered |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact the EU’s bans on certain pesticides and fungicides taking effect and the UK’s planned alignment in June 2027 on Brit… | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Railways Bill will support improved connectivity for communities currently without such links. | Answered |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Railways Bill will set out the duties of the Great British Railways. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 2 | 183,164 | 75.1% |
| Office Costs | 168 | 30,425 | 12.5% |
| Accommodation | 18 | 21,517 | 8.8% |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 1,583 | 0.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 61 | 0.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,877 | 1.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,316 | 1.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 2 | 26,500 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 19,393 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 11 | 6,296 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 119 | 4,816 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 2 | 4,400 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 3 | 2,310 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,696 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 8 | 1,493 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 7 | 953 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 869 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 780 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011803-105] | 184 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 179 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 21 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 24,000 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | JENNYS OUTSIDE CATERER [200011803-99] | 159 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -671 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011725-8406] | 568 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,466 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 310 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 3,120 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | TALBOT PLAN PRINTING C [200011725-7695] | 45 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 100 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | TALBOT PLAN PRINTING C [200011725-6771] | 60 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 589 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 144 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 144 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 104 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 84 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 65 | 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.
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
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (1 bed Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Ownership details: Co-owned with 2 step-family members
(Registered 3 August 2024)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
05 Aug 2025
Unpaid role as elected councillor on Bridgnorth Town council.
Date interest ended: 1 January 2025
(Registered 3 August 2024; updated 16 July 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Unpaid Unitary Councillor on Shropshire Council.
Date interest ended: 1 May 2025
(Registered 18 July 2024; updated 9 July 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Non Executive Director of Shropshire Towns & Rural (STAR) housing association. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 1 August 2024
(Registered 18 July 2024; updated 16 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 20 wards, 22 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Mary Davies | Liberal Democrats | 636 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bagley | Garry Burchett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 419 | 06 May 2021 |
| Battlefield | Dean Carroll | Conservative and Unionist Party | 574 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bayston Hill Column Sutton | Rosemary Dartnall | Labour Party | 1,724 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bayston Hill Column Sutton | Ted Clarke | Labour Party | 2,160 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bayston Hill Column Sutton | Tony Parsons | Labour Party | 1,712 | 06 May 2021 |
| Belle Vue | Kate Halliday | Labour Party | 995 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bowbrook | Alex Wagner | Liberal Democrats | 1,001 | 06 May 2021 |
| Castlefields Ditherington | Alan Mosley | Labour Party | 717 | 06 May 2021 |
| Copthorne | Rob Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 995 | 06 May 2021 |
| Harlescott | Jeff Anderson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 370 | 06 May 2021 |
| Longden | Roger Arthur Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,082 | 06 May 2021 |
| Loton | Ed Potter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,105 | 06 May 2021 |
| Meole | Bernie Bentick | Liberal Democrats | 546 | 06 May 2021 |
| Minsterley | Nick Hignett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 924 | 06 May 2021 |
| Monkmoor | Pam Moseley | Labour Party | 469 | 06 May 2021 |
| Porthill | Julian Dean | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,021 | 06 May 2021 |
| Quarry Coton Hill | Nat Green | Liberal Democrats | 532 | 06 May 2021 |
| Radbrook | Julia Louise Evans | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,032 | 06 May 2021 |
| Sundorne | Kevin Pardy | Labour Party | 599 | 06 May 2021 |
| Tern | Lezley Picton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 866 | 06 May 2021 |
| Underdale | David George Vasmer | Liberal Democrats | 535 | 06 May 2021 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 101,887 | Electorate 76,599 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 34.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 67.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.7% | 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.