Jacob Young’s voting in Parliament

Jacob Young is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Jacob Young’s votes.

• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2020–2022.
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2021.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Jacob Young has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Anti-social Behaviour 21 Sep 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether territorial forces are able to apply for additional funding to tackle anti-social behaviour.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Food: Labelling 21 Sep 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of calorie labelling requirements on restaurant menus on people with eating disorders.

• Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen 10 Sep 2022

  I rise with sadness to send my condolences and those of my constituents to His Majesty the King and the entire royal family. It is an honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen today for all that she did for my community and the country. Over the last few days, I have read many memories from the people of Teesside about the times they met her on her visits, like at Tees dock in 1997...

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Conservative MP for Redcar

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Cop26
• Wales Office
• Question
• Economic Situation: Wales
• Immigration Officers: Civil Proceedings
• Food: Labelling
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Currently held offices

• Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (since 11 Jan 2023)
• Assistant Whip (since 20 Sep 2022)
• Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (since 7 Sep 2022)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (since 15 Dec 2021)
• Member, Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] Committee (since 1 Dec 2021)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (since 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (since 27 Oct 2021)
• Member, Building Safety Bill Committee (since 9 Sep 2021)
• Member, Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (since 1 Jul 2021)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 14 Sep 2020)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Anna Turley
• Ian Swales
• Vera Baird
• Mo Mowlam
• James Tinn

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Dormant Assets Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Building Safety Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (1 out of 1)