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

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)

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 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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

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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

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

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Jun 2026

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

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Jun 2026

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

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Jun 2026

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.

Ministry of Justice9 Jun 2026

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.

Ministry of Justice9 Jun 2026

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.

Ministry of Justice9 Jun 2026

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

Treasury9 Jun 2026

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.

Treasury29 May 2026

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.

Treasury29 May 2026

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

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero29 May 2026
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