Community Update - Gill Furniss MP

November 2023 Community Update

November 2023 Community Update Situation in Gaza I am deeply concerned by the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza and my heart goes out to all the innocent victims of this conflict. I have joined other Sheffield Labour MPs in writing to the Prime Minister to raise our concerns about…

September Community Update

Gill Furniss MP September Community Update Visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home I was pleased to visit Battersea Dogs and Cats Home recently to meet staff and discuss the need for improved animal welfare legislation. I reaffirmed my commitment to standing up for better animal welfare standards in…

July Community Update

July 2023 Community Update Opening of Sheffield’s new Royal Mail delivery office I was delighted to attend the opening of the new Royal Mail Sheffield North East Delivery Office. Last year I was invited to put the first spade in the ground as construction began on the site, and it…

Weekly Parliamentary Update – 16 June 2023

Welcome to my weekly Parliamentary update. Below you will find a roundup of this past week’s Parliamentary business.

June Community Update

Gill Furniss MP JUNE COMMUNITY UPDATE Visit to Watercliffe Meadows School It was great to visit Watercliffe Meadows School last month to speak to pupils about how they can help their local environment. I was impressed by the keen interest the students had in doing their bit to keep local…

May Community Update

Local Elections I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our returning councillors Talib Hussain (Burngreave), Abdul Khayum (Firth Park), Dawn Dale (Shiregreen and Brightside) and Mike Chaplin (Southey) and to congratulate Toby Mallinson in Hillsborough. I want to pay tribute to George Lindars-Hammond, who was unfortunately not re-elected. He…

March Community Update

5 Missions for a Better Britain The Tories have presided over thirteen years of short-term sticking plaster politics. This has damaged Britain and impacted people across the country. We needs a mission-driven government and only Labour can step-up and deliver. In February, Keir Starmer set out Labour’s plan to tackle…

January Community Update

A look back at 2022 Happy New Year to residents across Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. This month’s Community Update looks backs at some of the highlights of 2022. A Turbulent Year 2022 has been another unprecedented year in politics. A year which saw the Tory Government descend into chaos, with…

December Community Update

Plain Text Version Cost of Living Crisis The cost of living crisis is hitting thousands of households across our constituency. There is help and support available to people and my website has a list of contacts and resources that people can access: www.gillfurniss.com/costofliving. There is also information about Sheffield City…

November Community Update

November Community Update Covering my work for you in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough and Parliament over October. Bus Service Changes I have heard from a lot of constituents who are very frustrated and concerned about bus services in their area following service changes at the start of October. I share…