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.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
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
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s)
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pensions and Growth
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | 4 | 2026-08-23 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
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departments
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
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.