Claire Young is the Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. Sits on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL].
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 114th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 9%. 46 contributions since 2024-07-29.
What they’ve raised
Claire Young has engaged extensively on health and social care through 39 debate speeches, with a strong focus on NHS dentistry access in her Thornbury and Yate constituency, where she has repeatedly highlighted that fewer than one-third of adults and approximately half of children have accessed NHS dental services in the past two years. Beyond dentistry, she has raised concerns across multiple health topics including children's mental health, SEND support, palliative care for children, and GP access, often connecting these issues to health inequalities and gaps in local provision. Her contributions have primarily taken the form of chamber speeches raising constituent concerns and pressing ministers for commitment to addressing service provision in her area.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism31st of 89865.5
- Dentistry access6th of 19130.0
- Mental health183rd of 86718.0
- Cancer123rd of 61312.0
- Health inequalities26th of 27712.0
- GP access28th of 2329.0
- Maternity & neonatal93rd of 4279.0
- Dementia28th of 2459.0
What they’ve said
“Fewer than half of the children in my constituency have seen an NHS dentist in the last two years, exacerbating health inequalities. The supervised toothbrushing programme is being evaluated for its effectiveness, but I hear uptake is low.”
Health of Children and Young People · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…st week, less than a third of the adults, and just under half of the children, in my patch have been seen by an NHS dentist in the past two years—both figures are well below the national average. Constituents write to me regularly to express their frustration at the lack of local NHS provision.”
NHS Dentistry · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“T5. Despite numbers accessing NHS dentists rising nationally, in South Gloucestershire they are falling, where less than a third of adults and half the number of children have been seen by an NHS dentist in the past two years.”
Topical Questions · 2026-06-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I certainly tried to take that approach when I voted on the assisted dying Bill, as, I believe, did Members on both sides of the House, regardless of the view that they took.”
Progression of Bills through Parliament · 2026-06-08 · Read on Hansard ↗