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.

Business of the House

Commons debates

Last week I met community development workers from Sheffield Wednesday football club. As the club are pushing to level up back into the Championship on the pitch, their commitment to levelling up...

Trade Deals: Environmental Standards

International Trade

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister claims that environmental protection is a priority in trade negotiations, but that simply does not resonate with the Department’s actions. In the Government’s desperation...

Trade Deals: Environmental Standards

International Trade

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on inserting clauses on environmental standards into future trade deals.

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

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 discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Middle East on Yemen since taking office.

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

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 discussions she has had with her international partners to help ensure access for humanitarian aid to Marib...

Yemen: Armed Conflict

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 she has made of the situation in (a) Marib and (b) Al-Hudaydah in Yemen.

Buses: Driving

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 trends in the level of (a) employment, (b) recruitment and (c) retention of bus drivers.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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 steps the Government has taken to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

General Practitioners: Disadvantaged

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 support GP practices in the most deprived areas.

General Practitioners: Recruitment

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 recruit more GPs; and if he will publish an updated target on GP recruitment by 2024.

Flexible Working

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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of strengthening employees' rights to flexible working from the...

Driving Tests: Sheffield

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date his Department estimates the backlog of driving practical tests at DVSA Middlewood test centre, Sheffield, will be cleared.

Nationality and Borders Bill

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it would not be reasonably practicable for notice to be given to a person to be deprived of citizenship under clause 9 of...

Engagements

Gill Furniss made a speech in the House of Commons

Last week I visited a GP practice in my constituency of Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough and was horrified to hear about the amount of abuse that staff are currently experiencing. Their...

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I will carry on. In conclusion, for the Bill to be successful, the Government must ensure that colleges receive the funding that they need and the recognition that they are experts in their field...

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I have spoken to the principals of Sheffield College and Longley Park sixth-form college in my constituency and they are extremely concerned about the proposals. Four of the five most popular...

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

Having spent most of my working life in further education, I am delighted to speak in this extremely important debate. My constituency of Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough is home to two...

Domestic Violence

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Women’s Aid's estimate of September 2021 that at least £409 million is needed in 2022 to run specialist...

Kashmir: Human Rights

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 she has made of the scale of human rights violations in Kashmir; and what assessment she...

Kashmir: Press Freedom

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 discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on press freedom in Kashmir.