Work in Westminster - Gill Furniss MP

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.

Mortgages

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support mortgage prisoners.

Public Transport: Dementia

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 he has plans to extend the eligibility for the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to people under the age of 65 diagnosed with...

Taxis: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109525 on Taxis: Coronavirus, how many self-employed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers have...

Coronavirus: Screening

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, how many requests for coronavirus tests were made to the (a) NHS website and (b) 111 phone line in June 2020.

Public Health: Finance

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 recent assessment he had made of the adequacy of funding for public health departments within local authorities in England.

Public Houses: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support breweries supplying pubs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level areas.

Self-employed: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional support he is making available to (a) nightclub DJs and (b) other freelance workers in industries closed as a result of covid-19 lockdown...

Coronavirus: Health Services

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 advice he has given to primary care services on (a) handling and (b) treating people suffering from the long term effects of covid-19.

Further Education Funding - [Stewart Hosie in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank everyone who participated in the debate, because at the moment this issue of the utmost importance. I pay tribute to the Sheffield College, where I worked and was also a governor. A big...

Further Education Funding - [Stewart Hosie in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered funding for further education. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Hosie. The question before the House today is one that has...

Taxis: Coronavirus

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 steps he is taking to support taxi drivers in (a) Tier 2 and (b) Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level areas.

Females: Coronavirus

Women and Equalities

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

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the Women's Budget Groups analysis that working-class women were most affected by the covid-19 lockdown; and what...

Further Education

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the further education White Paper.

Members: Correspondence

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence sent to the MP correspondence team is replied to within the 20 working day service standard for a...

Colleges and Skills: Covid-19

Westminster Hall debates

I do love a fairy tale, but I will touch on that later on. It would be remiss of me not to mention the impact that the previous 10 years have had on the sector’s finances. The brutal cuts...

Colleges and Skills: Covid-19

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing this important and timely debate—as he said, it falls...

Public Libraries: Finance

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of libraries.

Type 31 Frigates

Ministry of Defence

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to progress the Type 31 Frigate ships project.

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

Last month, the remote village of Washah in northern Yemen was hit by an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition, killing three women and six children. This is yet another breach of...

Breakfast Clubs: Disadvantaged

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide free breakfasts for disadvantaged children during school holidays; and what contingency planning he is undertaking...