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Claire Young

Liberal Democrat - Thornbury and Yate

3,014 (5.6%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 4th July 2024


Claire Young is not a member of any APPGs
Claire Young has no previous appointments


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Claire Young has voted in 6 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Judith Cummins (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Ed Miliband (Labour)
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Transport
(1 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(1 debate contributions)
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Latest EDMs signed by Claire Young

2nd September 2024
Claire Young signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 3rd September 2024

Overseas constituencies

Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House notes that the Elections Act 2022 increased the number of UK citizens living abroad that are eligible to vote in UK elections to approximately 3.5 million; further notes that UK citizens residing abroad are represented by the hon. Member from their last place of residence in the …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
2nd September 2024
Claire Young signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 3rd September 2024

High streets

Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House welcomes the new report by the Federation of Small Businesses entitled The Future of the High Street; recognises that local communities and local businesses working together on the high street lies at the heart of economic prosperity; and acknowledges that, from local business support to specialised funds, …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 3
Green Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Claire Young, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Claire Young has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Claire Young has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Claire Young has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Claire Young has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 3 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
30th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a minimum bus service frequency standard in rural areas.

The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will introduce the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs to the communities who rely on them, including in rural areas. We plan to empower local transport authorities through reforming bus funding and introducing local network safeguards, giving local transport authorities enhanced accountability over bus operators.

Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
5th Sep 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that prisons are safe workplaces for staff.

Staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers and prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 doubled the maximum penalty to up to two years’ imprisonment for those who assault emergency workers, including prison officers. There are higher maximum penalties in place for more serious offences, including ABH, GBH and sexual assault.

We are providing targeted support to adult male prisons with the highest assault rates to tackle local drivers of violence.

We are continuing with plans for a phased removal of wet-shave razors in up to 30 prisons in the adult male estate in 2024/25.

To protect staff from serious assaults, prison officers in the adult male estate are provided with PAVA, a synthetic pepper spray. Every prison officer across public sector prisons can wear a Body Worn Video Camera whilst on shift, providing high-quality evidence to support prosecutions against those who commit assaults against staff.

We are implementing measures to ease prison crowding as we know that crowded conditions can increase violent incidents in prisons.

Nicholas Dakin
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
5th Sep 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) protections and (b) support mechanisms are in place for whistleblowers in prisons.

The Ministry of Justice has a comprehensive whistleblowing policy which all staff can access via the intranet. The policy sets out the protections and support available to a whistleblower. Protections include protection under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) and the assurance that the Department will take disciplinary action if a whistleblower is subject to detrimental treatment as a result of having raised a concern.

Sources of support include Nominated Officers, who can advise on how to raise a concern, and specialist teams including Counter Corruption, the HM Prison and Probation Service Tackling Unacceptable Behaviours Unit, and the Department’s employee assistance provider.

Nicholas Dakin
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury