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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1 AYE1 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

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

1 AYE1 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

2 votes · 17 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
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 Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds an estimate of the weekly cost of essentials for a single adult aged 25 or over; and what target level for the Univers

Department for Work and Pensions2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to implement the recommendation of the Work and Pensions Committee’s report on Benefit levels in the UK, published in 2024, to use

Department for Work and Pensions2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in South Gloucestershire had deductions taken from their Universal Credit award in the latest month for which data is available

Department for Work and Pensions2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he plans to publish the consultation on eligibility for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme; and whether

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 2 Nov 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce country specific default emissions values for cement under the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism before 2029.

Treasury2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to reduce the time taken for promising brain tumour treatments to progress from laboratory research to clinical tri

Department of Health and Social Care19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £40 million committed in 2018 for brain cancer research following the death of Baroness Jowell has been spent to date; and how

Department of Health and Social Care19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the outcomes of research funded through the £40 million brain cancer research commitment announced in 2018.

Department of Health and Social Care19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the terms of reference for the review of brain cancer led by Professor Anthony Chalmers will include an assessment of the use and outc

Department of Health and Social Care19 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to issue updated guidance to the Financial Conduct Authority on the criteria used in cash access assessments, including the weight

Treasury19 Oct 2026
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