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Gill Furniss

Labour - Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

First elected: 5th May 2016


Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
5th Sep 2023 - 30th May 2024
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
6th Mar 2024 - 13th Mar 2024
Shadow Minister (Transport)
17th Jan 2022 - 5th Sep 2023
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill
15th Mar 2023 - 23rd Mar 2023
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill
30th Nov 2022 - 6th Dec 2022
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill
2nd Feb 2022 - 9th Feb 2022
Charities Bill [HL]
19th Jan 2022 - 25th Jan 2022
Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee
12th Jan 2022 - 18th Jan 2022
Opposition Whip (Commons)
10th Jul 2020 - 17th Jan 2022
Elections Bill
15th Sep 2021 - 26th Oct 2021
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
10th Apr 2020 - 10th Jul 2020
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection)
13th Oct 2016 - 10th Apr 2020
Women and Equalities Committee
13th Jun 2016 - 5th Dec 2016


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Gill Furniss has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Legislation Debates
Gill Furniss has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Gill Furniss

23rd September 2021
Gill Furniss signed this EDM on Monday 25th October 2021

Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall

Tabled by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)
That this House welcomes the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall on Albert Embankment by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice; notes that this memorial now includes over 150,000 hand-painted hearts to symbolise all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic; praises the work of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 97
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
14th January 2021
Gill Furniss signed this EDM on Monday 18th January 2021

Godfrey Colin Cameron

Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is deeply saddened by news of the death of Godfrey Colin Cameron, a hardworking member of Parliamentary security staff and member of the PCS trade union who passed away aged just 55 after contracting covid-19; extends our sincere condolences to his devoted wife Hyacinth, children Leon and …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 114
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Gill Furniss, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Gill Furniss has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Gill Furniss has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Gill Furniss has not introduced any legislation before Parliament


Gill Furniss has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament