The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Cookham CH
Conservative
Life peer
M
Lord Young of Cookham's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Cookham CH. His name is George Samuel Knatchbull Young, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
7
4 meetings ·
3 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2017-07-01 → 2018-12-31
Recent meetings
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-18 | — | Discussion on homelessness | cabinet-office |
| 2018-07-01 | — | Nil Return | cabinet-office |
| 2018-01-12 | — | Spoke to school children about the role of the House of Lords | cabinet-office |
| 2017-07-01 | — | NIL Return | cabinet-office |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-11 | — | Light refreshments | — |
| 2018-03-20 | — | Light refreshments | — |
| 2017-07-18 | — | Light Refreshments | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2015-03-30
North West Hampshire
1997-05-01 → 2010-05-06
North West Hampshire
1983-06-09 → 1997-05-01
Ealing, Acton
1974-02-28 → 1983-06-09
Ealing, Acton
Party history
1974-02-28 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2017-01-03 → 2019-08-29
Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2016-07-25 → 2019-08-29
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
2012-10-19 → 2014-07-15
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
2010-05-12 → 2012-09-06
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal
1995-07-05 → 1997-05-04
Secretary of State for Transport
1994-07-20 → 1995-07-05
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
1990-11-28 → 1994-07-19
Minister (Department of Environment) (Housing)
1990-07-23 → 1990-11-28
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
1981-09-15 → 1986-09-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)
1979-05-07 → 1981-09-15
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Security)
Opposition posts
2009-09-08 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1999-06-15 → 2000-09-26
Shadow Secretary of State
1998-06-02 → 2000-09-26
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1997-06-11 → 1998-06-02
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Committee memberships
1994-10-18 → 1995-10-17
Public Accounts Committee
2001-07-16 → 2009-10-14
Standards and Privileges
Chair
2001-11-05 → 2009-10-14
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2008-05-01 → 2008-07-22
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
2009-07-20 → 2009-10-21
Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
2009-10-28 → 2012-09-06
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2010-07-12 → 2012-09-06
Public Accounts Commission
2015-11-03 → 2016-09-13
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2020-02-13 → 2022-01-19
Public Services Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-10-31
Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
2025-03-06 → 2025-11-04
Social Mobility Policy Committee
2026-01-27 → present
Economic Affairs Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
youngg@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Carers Trust | 4 | 2027-02-28 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deliberative Democracy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 18 | 2023-05-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Housing 21 | 4 | 2027-02-09 |
|
Electric Vehicle All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Officer | Renewable Energy Association (REA) | 4 | 2027-01-10 |
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.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
2 answered(66.7%)
2
departments
2026-02-23
Leader of the House of Lords
House of Lords: Select Committee Reports
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking MP 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
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
9 bills
3 as lead sponsor
6 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold Reform (Forfeiture) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-12-01 | |
| Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Act 2023 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2022-06-20 | |
| Cigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-06-14 | |
| Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-07-02 | |
| Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Act | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2019-05-01 | |
| National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2019-04-25 | |
| Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2016-09-14 | |
| Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2016-09-06 | |
| House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2014-06-05 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.