Lord Young of Cookham

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMinistry of JusticeDepartment for TransportDepartment for Work and Pensions

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

Whips Office (Commons)

Oct 2012 - Jul 2014

Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

May 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Sept 2009 - May 2010

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1999 - Sept 2000

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Jun 1998 - Sept 2000

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Ministry of Defence

Jun 1997 - Jun 1998

Secretary of State for Transport

Ministry of Transport

Jul 1995 - May 1997

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995

Minister (Department of Environment) (Housing)

Department for the Environment

Nov 1990 - Jul 1994

Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)

HM Household

Jul 1990 - Nov 1990

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)

Department for the Environment

Sept 1981 - Sept 1986

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security)

Department of Health and Social Security

May 1979 - Sept 1981

Constituencies

North West Hampshire

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

North West Hampshire

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Ealing, Acton

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Ealing, Acton

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

105 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether current housebuilding rates are delivering the correct balance of market, affordable, and social, housing required to meet household need.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 20 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of private renters spending more than 30 per cent of their income on housing costs; and how this proportion compares with previous years.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 20 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local authorities which have increased enforcement action against landlords in the private rented sector in each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made of th

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 20 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average age at which first-time buyers purchase a home in England; and what assessment they have made of the impact of housing affordability on younger households.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 20 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of planning consents for residential development which have expired without construction beginning in each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the reasons

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 20 Jul 2026

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Positions Held

Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office

Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

HM Household

Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

Whips Office (Commons)

Oct 2012 - Jul 2014

Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

May 2010 - Sept 2012

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Sept 2009 - May 2010

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1999 - Sept 2000

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Jun 1998 - Sept 2000

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Ministry of Defence

Jun 1997 - Jun 1998

Secretary of State for Transport

Ministry of Transport

Jul 1995 - May 1997

Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995

Minister (Department of Environment) (Housing)

Department for the Environment

Nov 1990 - Jul 1994

Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)

HM Household

Jul 1990 - Nov 1990

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)

Department for the Environment

Sept 1981 - Sept 1986

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security)

Department of Health and Social Security

May 1979 - Sept 1981

Constituencies

North West Hampshire

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

North West Hampshire

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Ealing, Acton

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Ealing, Acton

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983