Lord Young of Cookham

Conservative

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMinistry of JusticeDepartment for TransportMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment 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

HM Treasury

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

No voting records found

Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons City of London (Markets) BillCommons 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 Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

94 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal from The Share Foundation for automatic release of Child Trust Funds at 21 years old.

Answered

To: Treasury • 10 Nov 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish a roadmap to a smoke-free Britain, as set out in the 10 Year Health Plan for England.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 28 Oct 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that ringfenced NHS funding for children's hospices is available beyond 2025–26; and to increase this funding to £30 million per year by 2030.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 1 Sep 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to activate "street votes", as legislated for in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 8 Jul 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support (1) councils, (2) combined authorities, and (3) transport operators, to create mobility hubs.

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 10 Jul 2025

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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

HM Treasury

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