Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Leaving the EU: Impact on the UK
"I thank all hon. and right hon. Members who have taken part in this afternoon’s debate. The contributions from most have been passionate, insightful and optimistic about our nation’s new path outside the European Union, while recognising that our ambitious and wide-reaching trade and co-operation agreement with the EU will …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Leaving the EU: Impact on the UK
"The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, my hon. Friend the Member for Banff and Buchan (David Duguid), is running the Scottish fisheries taskforce, which is going through some of the issues that the hon. Gentleman highlighted.
SNP Members talk about the loss of EU regional funding, as I mentioned, without …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"I have received increasingly distressed representations from constituents affected by the loan charge. One of their concerns is that in making any settlement with HMRC, they risk giving up their right to review in the event of any subsequent change in Government policy. Will the Minister advise my constituents on …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Apr 2019
Discrimination in Football
"I recently attended my first West Ham game at the London stadium. It has an amazing family atmosphere, and I spoke to the foundation about what it is doing to support the Kick It Out campaign. Does my hon. Friend agree that football matches have a special ability to bring …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Mar 2019
Railway Stations: Accessibility
"Like my hon. Friend, I have a London constituency. As he knows, I am bidding to make Upminster station step-free. I can make the Access for All bid only because the station is operated by c2c rather than Transport for London, and the Mayor has said there is no priority …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 17th January 2019
Asked by:
Julia Lopez (Conservative - Hornchurch and Upminster)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been raised for the public purse from vehicle excise duties from the Greater London Authority area in each year for which information is available; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving the proceeds of vehicle excise duties raised in the Greater London Authority area to London local authorities.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
In 2017-18, Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) raised a total of around £6.2 billion in revenue.
VED is collected nationwide and since it is tied to where individuals choose to register their vehicles, there is no official methodology to identify the VED collected in any particular region. As such, VED does not lend itself to devolution as vehicle registrations do not necessarily correlate with either emissions or vehicle use.
VED revenues will be hypothecated to the National Roads Fund (NRF) in England from 2020-21. The NRF will provide certainty for roads investment, including in London.
Written Question
Thursday 10th January 2019
Asked by:
Julia Lopez (Conservative - Hornchurch and Upminster)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring the proceeds of vehicle excise duties raised in the Greater London Authority area to London local authorities.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The government has committed to hypothecate Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in England from 2020-21 into the National Roads Fund (NRF), providing long-term certainty for roads investment. This will be used to maintain the country’s main arterial routes and enhance national road connectivity.
Devolving VED to London would undermine the purpose of the NRF to deliver nationally significant schemes across the strategic road network, including those in London such as the M25 and some recently announced Major Road Network candidates which will also be funded by the NRF.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Dec 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act
"I recall, not long after the Chequers plan was announced, looking across the Chamber during Prime Minister’s questions and feeling a terrible sense of dread as I realised that the moment of reckoning was coming that could see this House completely out of step with the wishes of the British …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Nov 2018
2019 Loan Charge
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I must begin with a little grovelling and apologise in advance for having to leave this debate for a Statutory Instrument Committee. I am grateful to you for allowing me to speak, and to my hon. Friend the Member …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Oct 2018
Freeports
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I appreciate the fact that my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke) has injected some much needed energy into post-Brexit planning.
Brexit should be a moment of creative opportunity, when we begin to …..."Julia Lopez - View Speech
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