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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1 AYE3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

5 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

2 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 9 Mar 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

Civil Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen communities in the aftermath of the recent riots.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Dec 2024

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to communicate the recent changes to the Right to Buy scheme to eligible social housing tenants.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Dec 2024

Renewable Energy: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero11 Dec 2024

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support (a) people with dementia and (b) their carers.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Nov 2024

Tourism: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of a tax on tourism.

AnsweredTreasury26 Nov 2024

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of incentivising people serving non-violent custodial sentences to undertake more community servic

AnsweredMinistry of Justice26 Nov 2024

Social Services: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason her Department categorises social care providers specialising in supporting working-aged disabled adults as businesses rather than public servic

AnsweredTreasury25 Nov 2024

National Insurance Contributions: Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to exempt (a) academy trusts, (b) further education colleges, (c) the NHS and (d) other public services from the increase to employ

AnsweredTreasury25 Nov 2024

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Nov 2024

Peatlands: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the target for peatland restoration to help meet net zero targets.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs19 Nov 2024
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