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.

438

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)

227

Written Questions

34

Oral Questions

203

Debates Spoken In⚑

253

Speeches⚑

438

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 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

3 votes · 20 Oct 2026

4 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 19 Oct 2026

3 AYE

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 13 Oct 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 Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools and colleges on transition to further and higher education for pupils with special educational needs and d

Department for Education9 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Treasury has made of the value of pension scheme assets retained by government at the privatisation of AEA Technology in 1996, and how that co

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether an analysis has been undertaken of the potential increase in civil nuclear employment in Thornbury and Yate constituency from th

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of transferring responsibility for the regulation of po

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Gatsby Benchmark 7 in providing practical preparation for young people moving into further education.

Department for Education9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which department now has policy responsibility for resolving the AEA Technology pension case.

Department for Work and Pensions9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide an adequate means of redress for AEA Technology pensioners, as recommended by the Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether passengers using demand responsive transport services such as WESTlink have access to the same alternative dispute resolution scheme as bus and coa

Department for Transport9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions the contract for the M49 junction 1 at Severnside contained requiring the contractor to remedy defects at its own cost; and whether Nationa

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether sums have been paid to the contractor for the M49 junction 1 at Severnside in addition to the original contract value in respect of variations, com

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026
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