I'm proud to represent Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough in Parliament, find out here my latest questions and speeches in Parliament. Gill Furniss MP

Gill Furniss MP

Shadow Minister for Roads

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In January 2022, I was appointed Shadow Minister for Roads in Labour’s Transport team. I’m very excited about this role and will be looking at how we can improve and decarbonise our roads, improving active travel and cycling infrastructure, taxis, electric cars, road safety and much more. I work closely with Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, you can read Labour Party press releases from me, Louise and the rest of the transport team by clicking here. Click the button below to find out more about my work as Shadow Minister.

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Labour Friends of Yemen

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I am very proud to be the Chair of Labour Friends of Yemen, an organisation of Labour members who want to build on Labour Party policy around Yemen and who are passionate about ending the brutal, violent war in the country. I regularly raise the plight of the Yemeni people in the Houses of Parliament, such as during questions, or by hosting debates.

Labour Friends of Yemen

In Parliament

Below is a list of the speeches, questions and contributions I have made in Parliament. This list only represents the officially recorded work I undertake and does not show the meetings, events or correspondence that happens outside the Commons Chamber.

Examination of Witness

Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

Gill Furniss made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q You have more or less answered quite a few of my questions. My concerns are about the disparity in pay between school and FE and between FE and HE. It worries me that this proposal cannot be...

Examination of Witnesses

Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

Gill Furniss made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

IQ am glad that Matthew referred to the local skills improvement plans. I would be interested in hearing what your view is as to what connectivity they should have with the system that is coming...

Examination of Witnesses

Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

Gill Furniss made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q What impact might these changes have on the workforce and your industrial relations?

Examination of Witnesses

Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

Gill Furniss made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I want to dig a bit deeper into the workforce issues. Having worked in further education for many years, I am very aware of the problem that the FE sector is having with recruitment and retention...

Cycling and Walking: Finance

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 147240 on Cycling and Walking: Finance, when he plans to publish the findings of his...

Cycling and Walking: Finance

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 March 2023 on Transport Update, whether the projected investment from April 2021 to April...

Cycling and Walking: Finance

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Written Statement entitled Transport Update published on 9 March, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of...

Cycling and Walking

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains his Department's policy to have targets on (a) half of all journeys being walked or cycled by 2030, (b) 55 per cent of primary...

STEM Jobs: Women

Science, Innovation and Technology

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

Today, women make up less than 30% of the STEM workforce, and the Government’s own findings reveal vast inequalities for women in the R&D sector. The creation of this Department...

STEM Jobs: Women

Science, Innovation and Technology

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps she is taking to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs.

Question

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the political situation in Kashmir.

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

The crisis in Kashmir now spans across nine decades and, today, those living in the region still face unimaginable human rights abuses. Police brutality, arbitrary arrest and the repression of...

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Road condition data and technology review, published in August 2021; and what his timetable...

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) number of people currently waiting for a practical driving test and (b) average waiting time for a...

Female Genital Mutilation

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Forced Marriage Unit plans to take steps to publish data on the number of cases of female genital mutilation it is supporting.

Female Genital Mutilation

Department of Health and Social Care

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities to develop interventions to safeguard against female genital mutilation.

Yemen: Food Supply

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the BRIGHTLY consortium implementing the UK's food security programme in Yemen.

Roads: Accidents

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on creating a Road Collision Investigation Branch; and when he expects that Branch to be fully operational.

Cycling and Walking: Finance

Department for Transport

Gill Furniss received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements for active travel in each of the financial years from 2020-21 to...

Electric Vehicles: Zero Emissions

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

Last year, UK car production slumped to a 66-year low. The covid pandemic, supply chain shortages, and chaos at Dover have left this key industry fighting for survival. Manufacturers are crying...