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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 53,367 voters
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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438 votes — page 2 of 18
1 AYE1 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 AYEHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
3 AYE1 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
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
1 AYE1 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
2 votes · 17 Jun 2026
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
(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 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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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