Pregnancy: Coronavirus

29 Apr 2021

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 he is taking to ensure that pregnant women are offered the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna covid-19 vaccine.

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Children: Literacy

27 Apr 2021

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 improve literacy levels among primary school children.

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Health and Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged

26 Apr 2021

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 he is taking to tackle discrepancies in life expectancy between the North and South of England.

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Health and Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged

26 Apr 2021

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 has made on the adequacy of public health provision in the most deprived areas of England.

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Health and Life Expectancy: Disadvantaged

26 Apr 2021

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 he is taking to improve (a) life expectancy and (b) healthy life expectancy in the most deprived areas of England.

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Primary Education: School Libraries

19 Apr 2021

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 improve primary school library facilities.

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UK Research and Innovation: Finance

19 Apr 2021

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK Research and Innovation budget.

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Clause 2 - Definition of “personally connected”

15 Apr 2021

Domestic Abuse Bill

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

I express my commiserations to the Queen, the royal family and, of course, the family of our very own Dame Cheryl Gillan. I really welcome the Bill: it is a huge step in the right direction to...

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Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

13 Apr 2021

Home Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK will (a) become fully compliant with the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and...

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Domestic Abuse

13 Apr 2021

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of funding available to local...

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Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

13 Apr 2021

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of polygraph tests in preventing reoffending by people convicted of domestic abuse related crimes.

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Disclosure of Information

13 Apr 2021

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to improve guidance on (a) knowledge of and (b) training on whistleblowing for employees.

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Domestic Violence

18 Mar 2021

Attorney General

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

In 2020, domestic abuse-related crime surged by 9%, but referrals to the CPS fell by 19%. We know that the CPS is under enormous pressure to clear the backlog caused by covid-19. Will the...

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Domestic Violence

18 Mar 2021

Attorney General

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he has taken to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.

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Coronavirus: Vaccination

16 Mar 2021

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 covid-19 vaccines have been discarded as a result of logistical or storage issues.

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Support for Veterans

15 Mar 2021

Defence

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

The extra £10 million allocated in the Budget to supporting veterans’ mental health is a welcome step that the Opposition have been calling for. However, there is still a large...

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Support for Veterans

15 Mar 2021

Defence

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with representatives of military charities on improving support for veterans throughout the UK.

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Kickstart Scheme: Small Businesses

12 Mar 2021

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many small businesses have benefited from the Kickstart scheme to date.

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Letting Agents

10 Mar 2021

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group published in July 2019.

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Business of the House

04 Mar 2021

Commons debates

The vaccine roll-out is the most important national mission our country has undertaken in decades. While more and more people are being inoculated every day, I am concerned that there is a lack...

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