Claire Young

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Claire Young is the Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

415

Votes Cast

£203,164

Expenses 2024-25

3,014

Majority

39.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£203,164

Staffing£153,399
Office£25,789
Accommodation£17,433
Travel£6,543

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,367 voters

Liberal Democrat
20,815 votes39.0%
Conservative
17,801 votes33.4%
Reform UK
7,529 votes14.1%
Labour
5,057 votes9.5%
Green Party
2,165 votes4.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

199

Written Questions

32

Oral Questions

190

Debates Spoken In

236

Speeches

415

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 AYE1 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE1 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

Financial Interests(3)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Steve Webb

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Steve Webb
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 4 September 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

15 August 2024 to 21 December 2025

free membership of the National Liberal Club from 15 August 2024 to 21 December 2025

8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,553
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
free membership of the National Liberal Club from 15 August 2024 to 21 December 2025, value £1,552.86
Date received
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
24 July 2024
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 4 August 2024

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

Free (honourary) membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

£1,140
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Free (honourary) membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026, value £1,140
Date received
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted
1 January 2026
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 5 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Medicine: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure sufficient placements are available to meet the needs of all UK me

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Medicine: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of clinical placement provision for final year medical s

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Heating: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what portion of the £15 billion Warm Homes Plan will be ringfenced for the installation costs of alternative heating systems in off-gas

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero12 Feb 2026

Heating: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the Warm Homes Plan provides full grant coverage for the upfront installation cost

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero12 Feb 2026

Wylfa Power Station: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had discussions with the Foreign Secretary on the comments made by the US Ambassador on the su

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Feb 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining thresholds for Plan 2 student loan repayments on trends in the level of repa

AnsweredDepartment for Education4 Feb 2026

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK Conformity Assessed marking requirements for lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes a

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Feb 2026

Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential fires caused by lithium-ion battery failure were recorded by Fire and Rescue Services in 2025.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Feb 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the (a) proportion of Plan 2 student loans that will be fully repaid within the 30-year term and (b) averag

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Feb 2026

Dentistry: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists have been successfully recruited and retained in the Thornbury and Yate constituency under the 'golden hello' scheme since i

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Feb 2026
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