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.

• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2021.
• 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.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2022.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.

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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Levelling Up Fund 5 Dec 2023

  On 20 November it was announced that the third round of the Levelling Up Fund will invest £1 billion in 55 projects across Great Britain. This will build on the success of rounds one and two which saw £3.8 billion awarded to 216 projects across the UK. Listening to feedback from parliamentarians and local government, we decided not to run an additional competition, instead drawing on the...

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Disadvantaged 5 Dec 2023

  The most recent iteration of the English Indices of Deprivation was published in September 2019 and all resources are available online here. Following a competitive tender process this Summer, Deprivation.org and Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) have been commissioned to update the English Indices of Deprivation. Provisionally, we anticipate a release date in 2025. Once a date...

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Question 4 Dec 2023

  As the Chancellor set out at Autumn Statement, we remain committed to ensuring that every part of England that wants a devolution deal by 2030 will have one. In addition to the four new devolution deals and deeper devolution offer announced last week, we have committed to consider whether level 2 powers and funding can be devolved to county councils that meet key criteria set out in the...

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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

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Cop26
• Wales Office
• Question
• Iran: Nuclear Power
• Climate Change and Coronavirus
• Immigration Officers: Civil Proceedings
• Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

Currently held offices

• Member, Renters (Reform) Bill Committee (since 14 Nov 2023)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (since 18 Sep 2023)
• Member, Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (since 19 Jul 2023)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 14 Sep 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (11 Jan 2023 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Assistant Whip (20 Sep 2022 to 18 Sep 2023)
• Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
• Member, Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 9 Dec 2021)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (27 Oct 2021 to 3 Nov 2021)
• Member, Building Safety Bill Committee ( 9 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Member, Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee ( 1 Jul 2021 to 8 Jul 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Renters (Reform) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• 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)
• Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (6 out of 6)