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.
404
Votes Cast
£203,164
Expenses 2024-25
3,014
Majority
39.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£203,164
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 53,367 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
174
Written Questions
32
Oral Questions
184
Debates Spoken In⚑
222
Speeches⚑
404
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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2 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Jul 2026
3 AYE1 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 AYE1 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
2 AYECyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
3 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 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
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Steve Webb
£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
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
- 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
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
- 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
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Warm Homes Fund on National Health Service costs associated with cold and poo
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of funding within the Warm Homes Fund targeted at households on low incomes to
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's Warm Homes Fund Call for Evidence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of consumer loans f
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure there are sufficient paid employment opportunities for prisoners in Open Prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions [CLARIFY with whom] he has had about decreasing the number of short-term sentences and subsequent rapid turnovers in prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on the reoffending rate.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive businesses to increase their use of renewable energy and environmentally-conscious manufactu
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of online platforms hosting unauthorised motor insurance brokers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of VAT on domestic heating oil from 5 per cent to zero per cent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the exposure of domestic energy bills to volatility in international wholesale gas markets
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