The Lord Young of Acton
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Young of Acton's full title is The Lord Young of Acton. His name is Toby Daniel Moorsom Young, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£7,420
20 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£7,420
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
101 Content(53.4%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
84 didn't vote(44.4%)
2026-07-22
Content
64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-21
Content
173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
142–138
Content
2026-07-13
Content
158–239
Not-Content
2026-03-12
Content
26–134
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
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2026-03-05
Content
194–140
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2026-03-05
Content
198–139
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2026-03-05
Content
214–142
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2026-01-12
Content
201–169
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2026-01-05
Content
131–127
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2026-01-05
Content
194–130
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2026-01-05
Content
168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
Content
210–131
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2026-01-05
Content
132–124
Content
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
2026-09-17
Civil Service: Impartiality
I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, for giving us an opportunity to discuss this important issue. I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. In the past six years, in its caseload, the Free Speech Union has taken on 167
2026-09-14
Representation of the People Bill
My Lords, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
The noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, said earlier that he was looking forward to my remarks, seemingly under the impression that the Free Speech Union would be within scope
My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, on arranging this debate. I declare an interest as the author, eight years ago, of a Centre for Policy Studies paper on technical education.
I acknowledge the work of my noble friend Lord B
I am grateful for that reply. Does the Minister accept that the Jason Arday case, where serious allegations of academic misconduct were initially dismissed by Cambridge as a “vile smear”, with an investigation launched only after months of damaging publi
In begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will consider giving the Office for Students power to investigate serious allegations of academic misconduct where a university has declined to commission an independent inquiry.
My Lords, I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
One of the key findings of this excellent report is summarised as follows:
“Public confidence in the judiciary is vital for trust in the fair administration of justice. This
2026-07-09
Contemporary Cultural Boycotts
My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, for bringing forward this debate and to Freedom in the Arts for having produced this excellent and timely report. I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union and
2026-07-08
Police Leadership Commission Report
My Lords, I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. I welcome this report, which contains many sensible suggestions.
Gavin Stephens, the chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, announced a review last month of guidance c
2026-06-29
Media Green Paper
My Lords, the Green Paper does not simply propose that the prominence regime be confined to public service media, including public broadcasters; it suggests that it should also be extended to news publishers. Therefore, if some news publishers are going
2026-06-17
State of Extremism Report
My Lords, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. The issue of how to tackle extremism while preserving the right to freedom of expression falls squarely within the terms of reference of the review carried out at the request of th
2026-06-16
Social Media Ban for Under-16s
My Lords, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. I have read through the DSIT document published yesterday, Growing Up in the Online World: Progress Statement, but I could not find a single reference to Sections 15 or 16 of the O
I declare my interest as director of the Free Speech Union. Can the Minister give some indication of when Section 9 of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act is likely to commence? I understand that the Government are keeping it under review. This
2026-06-09
Digital Safety: Children
My Lords, I declare an interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. Can the Minister tell us how the Government intend to safeguard against the obvious risks of requiring technology companies such as Apple to scan private messages before they are s
2026-06-08
School Admissions: Selective Inclusion
My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Knowledge Schools Trust. In light of this Sutton Trust report, does the Minister share my misgivings about the Government’s decision to impose VAT on independent school fees? The 30,000 pupils who have n
2026-06-04
AI Regulation Bill
My thanks go to my noble friend Lord Holmes for securing this debate.
The last thing that one of the few sectors in the British economy that is growing needs is more regulation. The example of Anthropic referring Mythos to the AI Security Institute in
My Lords, I am at a slight disadvantage in this debate. I am one of the few participants who has not served as a local councillor, so I do not have the coalface experience that others do. I will talk about this issue from the point of view of my work as
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. He makes the point that I was trying to make even more forcefully. Even those with licences, nevertheless being unauthorised to sell merchandise, food or drink outside a stadium, could find themselves being g
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. I would not dispute that there were serious problems that football banning orders were originally designed to address. My point is that they are now being used far more extensively than intended in the legisl
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
My Lords, I too am a supporter of Queens Park Rangers, although perhaps a slightly more steadfast one than the previous speaker.
I want to raise an issue that at first blush does not appear to be within scope of this Bill but, for reasons I will set
2026-06-03
Sporting Events Bill [HL]
Without wanting in any way to defend the remark that our member made, it was made in the heat of the moment and in the context of an exchange of insults with a rival group of fans. None of those other fans complained or said or showed in any way that the
My Lords, as my noble friend Lady Finn said, the Prime Minister has staked his moral authority on the Hillsborough law and the duty of candour. That is admirable but, when candour is required of this Government, we get redacted documents, nil responses a
2026-05-19
King’s Speech
My Lords, I am grateful to be contributing to this debate in response to His Majesty’s most gracious Speech and it is an honour to be following such excellent maiden speeches. I declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union.
I want to
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords—
2026-04-16
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I urge noble Lords to support Amendment 334 and declare my interest as the director of the Free Speech Union. The Minister will tell noble Lords that the amendment is unnecessary because the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ C
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Register of Interests · 13 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 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Editor-in-Chief, The Climate Skeptic
registered 2025-07-10
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Freelance contributor, Sky News
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Freelance contributor, TalkTV
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Freelance contributor, LBC radio
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Freelance contributor, BBC programmes
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Freelance contributor, GB News
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Associate Editor and columnist, The Critic
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Associate Editor and columnist, The Spectator
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Sceptic
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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General Secretary, The Free Speech Union
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Skeptics Ltd (publisher of The Daily Sceptic)
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
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The Free Speech Union Limited
registered 2025-02-25 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Member was part of UK parliamentary ski team participating in annual race against Swiss MPs in Davos, Switzerland, 1–4 April 2026; member paid own travel and accommodation costs; ski pass and ski tuition for the week for member and wife supplied by Skigruppe der Bundesversammlung (ski group of the Federal Assembly)
registered 2026-05-05
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Party history
2025-01-21 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
None recorded.
Contact
Parliamentary office
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020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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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 Freedom of Speech
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-05-29 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
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departments
2026-03-16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
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No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
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