Gill Furniss’s voting in Parliament

Gill Furniss is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a random selection of Gill Furniss’s votes.

• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2016–2020.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 49 votes for, 11 votes against, 18 absences, between 2017–2020.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2020.
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2017–2019.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2020.

Last updated: 12 Oct 2020. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Treasury: Reducing Economic Inequality 17 May 2022

  What fiscal steps he is taking to reduce poverty in the most deprived areas.

• Treasury: Reducing Economic Inequality 17 May 2022

  The cost of living crisis is causing immense hardship for my constituents in Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough, many of whom have been struggling for the past 12 years of this Government’s austerity policies. Can the Chancellor look me in the eye and tell me that he is doing everything he can to prevent my constituents from falling into a never-ending cycle of poverty, particularly...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff 16 May 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent staff were employed by DVLA as at the latest date for which data is available.

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Profile

Labour MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2016 — Byelection

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @gillfurnissmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Gill Furniss campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Transport
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Post Offices: Franchises
• Post Offices
• Iron and Steel: USA
• Immigrants: Employment
• Travel: Quarantine

Currently held offices

• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (since 2 Feb 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (since 17 Jan 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee (since 12 Jan 2022)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (since 15 Sep 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 Jul 2020 to 17 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) (10 Apr 2020 to 10 Jul 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection) (13 Oct 2016 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 5 Dec 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Harry Harpham
• David Blunkett

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Elections Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Charities Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Environment Bill Committee (13 out of 22)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 2)