Thornbury & Yate / data
Claire Young · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
382
of 504 possible
Attendance
76%
122 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
777
167 debates
Written Qs
128
119 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£203k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 216 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 77 | |
| Economy | 66 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Education | 34 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 27 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Pensions | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 63 | 12,331 |
| Environment | 15 | 7,552 |
| Energy | 25 | 6,327 |
| Local Government | 23 | 5,029 |
| Education | 21 | 4,969 |
| Cost Of Living | 22 | 4,930 |
| Fiscal Policy | 18 | 4,279 |
| Health | 18 | 3,641 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsHappy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. A business I met recently raised concerns about grid resilience to Chinese sabotage. Given the precedent set on Huawei and 5G, what steps is the … DefenceTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 44 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing this debate. Dozens of my constituents have come to me with stories of DVLA failure, eac… TransportHealthCrime | 524 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseMy casework team routinely wait between three and six months—sometimes longer—for substantive replies from the Department for Work and Pensions on cases. I am also aware of colleag… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 56 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Leon, do you think that the project readiness assessment will ensure that only credible, timely and cost-effective projects will progress? | 20 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)I am going to turn to Vanessa now. Do you think that EN-7 will ensure that siting decisions do not concentrate new technology solely in these traditional nuclear regions, as Alasta… | 50 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)I want to talk about the Advanced Nuclear Framework. We have already touched on it, so do not feel you need to repeat points that you have already made. Vanessa, do you expect the … | 51 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Are there any particular examples of European law that you now think we should disregard? | 15 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Do you see there being a role for future competitions in the nuclear space? | 14 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Let us move on to the siting choice. Given Wylfa is one of the UK’s strongest strategic sites for gigawatt-scale nuclear, was it right to select it for the UK’s first three Rolls-R… | 39 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Just looking back at the process that was gone through, do you think there would have been an argument for—as initially was considered—having two different technologies chosen to a… | 56 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)You would feel they were all suited to gigawatt scale rather than SMRs? | 13 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Can you identify any particular parts of the process that caused the delays? I am also interested because prior to the decision, talking to people in the industry, there seemed to … | 50 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | EngagementsQ6. Yate station is at the heart of the town’s industrial area and can be a gateway to the eastern end of the west innovation arc. Local rail users tell me they want it improved, b… DefenceCost Of LivingHealth | 84 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)Can I just ask you, what factors make a site ideal for AMR development? How do these differ, if at all, from the requirements for SMRs or large-scale nuclear? | 29 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)I would like to talk about the SMR design competition: what went well? What lessons can be learned? I would like to start with you, Alastair. Other than you winning, obviously, wha… | 56 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 30 | 23.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 27 | 21.1% |
| Department for Education | 16 | 12.5% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 8.6% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 11 | 8.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 | 7.0% |
| Home Office | 5 | 3.9% |
| Treasury | 5 | 3.9% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on aligning skills training provision for welding specialists with the workforce requirements set out in the… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what regulatory steps her Department has taken to prevent technology companies from profiting from online scam advertisements. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of industry demand for welding specialists. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of welding apprenticeship starts in England. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS dental appointments that have been cancelled following their practice's transition to private provision on the long term de… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of low digital literacy on patients ability to access GP services. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds the data of the number of NHS dental appointments cancelled as a result of practices converting to private provision. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he holds the data on the total number of GP referrals handed to consultants for review. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) payments and (b) incentives are made to General practitioners in respect of removing patients from waiting lists who have failed to respond to communications. | Answered |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of residential property transactions that have fallen through due to delays in the conveyancing process in the p… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of amending the Social Security Administration (Representation) Regulations 1999 to allow appointees to manage… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of launching a public information campaign to raise awareness of recent changes to the Highway Cod… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS England meets the 62-day referral to treatment target for patients diagnosed with rare eye cancers. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting time is for diagnosis to treatment for ocular melanoma. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the average time taken to complete a residential property purchase from offer acceptance to completion. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]Select | Member | Commons | 17 Dec 2025 | present |
| Energy Security and Net Zero CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 186 | 25,800 | 12.7% |
| Accommodation | 18 | 17,433 | 8.6% |
| Staffing | 1 | 153,399 | 75.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,711 | 1.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,733 | 1.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 83 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 10 | 5,411 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 20 | 4,671 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 8 | 2,992 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 2 | 2,921 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 4 | 2,781 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 12 | 2,748 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,450 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,450 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 1,933 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 84 | 1,716 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 2 | 1,500 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 32 | 1,328 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 45 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 101 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,178 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 71 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 48 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,177 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 12 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | SUMUP YATE TOWN COUN [200011725-7434] | 447 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | Caseworker Training Course | 900 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | PAYPAL DRAGON [200011726-4597] | 689 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | Caseworker Training Course | 600 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 106 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | BRIGSTOWE MEDIA [200011726-5446] | 576 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
17 Sept 2025
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)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
06 Jan 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)
17 Nov 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)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 21 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Valley | Ben Stokes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,234 | 04 May 2023 |
| Boyd Valley | Marilyn Clare Palmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,316 | 04 May 2023 |
| Charfield | John O'Neill | Liberal Democrats | 903 | 04 May 2023 |
| Chipping Sodbury Cotswold Edge | Adrian Samuel Rush | Liberal Democrats | 1,687 | 04 May 2023 |
| Chipping Sodbury Cotswold Edge | Becky Romaine | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,680 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dodington | Cheryl Anne Kirkby | Liberal Democrats | 1,432 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dodington | Louise Harris | Liberal Democrats | 1,479 | 04 May 2023 |
| Frampton Cotterell | Claire Young | Liberal Democrats | 2,556 | 04 May 2023 |
| Frampton Cotterell | Jon Lean | Liberal Democrats | 2,190 | 04 May 2023 |
| Frampton Cotterell | Tristan Clark | Liberal Democrats | 2,331 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pilning Severn Beach | Simon David Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 479 | 04 May 2023 |
| Severn Vale | Matthew Riddle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,528 | 04 May 2023 |
| Severn Vale | Tony Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,537 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thornbury | Chris Davies | Liberal Democrats | 2,682 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thornbury | Jayne Stansfield | Liberal Democrats | 2,679 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thornbury | Maggie Tyrrell | Liberal Democrats | 2,718 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yate Central | John Anthony Davis | Liberal Democrats | 1,231 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yate Central | Sandra Elizabeth Emms | Liberal Democrats | 1,269 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yate North | Ben Nutland | Liberal Democrats | 2,228 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yate North | Chris Willmore | Liberal Democrats | 2,230 | 04 May 2023 |
| Yate North | Mike Drew | Liberal Democrats | 2,282 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 94,362 | Electorate 78,192 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 78.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 12.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 9.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 60.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.