The Viscount Younger of Leckie
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Viscount Younger of Leckie's full title is The Viscount Younger of Leckie. His name is James Edward George Younger, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026 pursuant to section 1 of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
111 Content(58.7%)
3 Not-Content(1.6%)
75 didn't vote(39.7%)
2026-04-13
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69–332
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2026-03-25
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95–137
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2026-03-05
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193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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2026-01-05
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132–124
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-04-28
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, the amendments brought forward by the Government today, in lieu of those proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, go some way towards addressing our more fundamental concerns about the mandation power. In particular, the shift in the test—f
2026-04-20
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso, for their Motions in this group. In the interest of brevity, I shall focus my remarks only on Motion J1.
My noble friend Lady N
2026-04-20
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, in speaking to Motion B1, I welcome that the Government have committed to a review of Regulation 64A of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013. That is an important and necessary step, and their further commitments today are most
2026-04-20
Pension Schemes Bill
As an amendment to Motion F, at end insert “and do propose Amendments 37B and 37C in lieu—
I said 6%.
My Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak on these regulations, which transfer adult education functions to Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Warwickshire councils from the 2026-27 academic year and, as the Minister said, from 1 August 2026. I
My Lords, the Opposition broadly welcome this order. I thank the Minister for her clear outlining of the measures and the detail that she put forward.
This seems a straightforward and genuinely important modernisation of Nest; we are glad to see it be
2026-03-24
Youth Unemployment
My Lords, preparing young people for work should start within the school system—that was touched on in questions from the Benches opposite. Can the Minister say what efforts are being made, working with the DfE, to include career management and education
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
The noble Baroness asks a fair question. Can the Minister clarify that? We have looked into this in some depth and come to our own conclusion, and I am afraid we will have to stick to that: but I do take the noble Baroness’s point.
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I will speak briefly. We welcome the intent behind these amendments. We have spoken with campaigners and representatives of affected members and understand the concerns that sit behind them. Those concerns are real and deserve to be taken serio
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I begin by welcoming the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe, because it addresses a matter of real and enduring importance: the long-term affordability, intergenerational fairness, fiscal sustainability and accounting t
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, in the spirit of consensus, we had some initial concerns with the Government’s approach, which we raised in Committee, specifically whether these provisions might render the Bill hybrid. That would be a serious procedural issue, and one we felt
2026-03-23
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I start by referring to the reference the noble Lord, Lord Davies, made to “Mastermind”; I am tempted to say that I have started so I will finish. I thank the Government for bringing forward these technical amendments, which seek to protect sc
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I shall speak briefly to this group of amendments. At the outset, I recognise that a number of these amendments are either technical or consequential. It is entirely right that the Bill should be internally consistent and operable in practice.
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, this amendment speak to a principle that we on these Benches have returned to throughout our consideration of the Bill: the framework we are putting in place must reflect the reality of outcomes, not simply a rigid set of predetermined require
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I have spoken to my amendment and as warned in my remarks, I wish to test the opinion of the House.
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Noakes for her amendments in this group and I am grateful for the helpful remarks made by my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and the noble Lord, Lord Palmer.
These amendments recognise an important point: a rigid
2026-03-19
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have amendments in this group, which broadly seeks to refine the Government’s scale requirement as set out in the Bill to reflect the fundamental principle that size is not everything. We have heard a lot about that
2026-03-16
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, we again understand the intention behind this amendment from the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. We also recognise the strength of feeling that exists on the question of pre-1997 indexation; I listened car
2026-03-16
Pension Schemes Bill
2026-03-16
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I will address Amendment 12, which stands in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Stedman-Scott. This amendment addresses an issue that sits at the very centre of the concerns we have raised throughout the passage of the Bill: how contribut
2026-03-16
Pension Schemes Bill
My Lords, I want to start by thanking my noble friend Lord Fuller for commencing our discussions on this important Bill, which is now on Report. We on these Benches look forward to an effective and constructive Report and hope that we can work with noble
2026-03-16
Pension Schemes Bill
I am grateful to the Minister and to my noble friend Lady Altmann for her supportive remarks. This amendment raises a simple but important question: how do we ensure that the Local Government Pension Scheme remains responsive, transparent and accountable
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Register of Interests · 3 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 3: Land and property
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House in London SW6 owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received
registered 2017-08-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Flat in London SW11 owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received
registered 2010-07-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Holiday home in Salcombe, Devon, from which rental income is received (held in a trust of which member is a trustee)
registered 2010-07-14 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2010-06-28 → 2026-04-29
Conservative
Government posts
2023-01-01 → 2024-07-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2019-07-27 → 2020-02-14
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2016-07-18 → 2017-06-14
Lords Spokesperson (Department for Education) (Higher Education)
2015-05-14 → 2022-12-31
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2013-01-09 → 2014-07-17
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Intellectual Property)
2012-09-06 → 2013-01-09
Lords Spokesperson (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
2012-06-25 → 2013-01-09
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2024-09-01 → 2026-04-29
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Committee memberships
2012-05-29 → 2012-07-05
Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
2014-11-10 → 2015-02-03
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
2025-01-30 → 2026-04-29
Built Environment Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pensions and Growth
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | 4 | 2026-08-23 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
9 bills
2 as lead sponsor
7 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2023-02-07 | |
| Supply and Appropriation (Adjustments) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-10-24 | |
| Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-09-22 | |
| Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2021-07-19 | |
| National Insurance Contributions Act 2022 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-05-12 | |
| Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Act 2021 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2021-05-12 | |
| Higher Education and Research Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2016-05-19 | |
| Intellectual Property Act | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2013-05-09 | |
| Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2012-05-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.