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 selection of Gill Furniss’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, in 2017
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Gill Furniss’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Gill Furniss’s full vote analysis page for more.

Gill Furniss

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Whirlpool: Product Safety System — [Ms Joan Ryan in the Chair] 26 Apr 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Ms Ryan. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter) on securing this important debate and on his actions in leading this campaign. I also thank hon. Members present for their thoughtful, eloquent and constructive contributions. We agree that being faced with a fire in one’s own home is a terrifying...

• Post Office Closures — [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair] 25 Apr 2017

  The Chamber is packed; what the Minister believes to be the facts, as she has given them to us, do not ring true with the concerns and experiences that even Conservative Members have described. It seems bizarre that when so many of us tell her there are problems she says the Government should not stand in the Post Office’s way; it does not seem the correct response. It seems to me that...

• Post Office Closures — [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair] 25 Apr 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on securing this debate. I pay tribute to the Communication Workers Union, which helped us highlight these issues to the public and MPs. The Post Office is a trusted national brand with a long history. It is instantly recognisable to people across the...

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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
• HM Treasury
• Home Office
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department for Transport
• Post Offices: Franchises
• Post Offices
• Post Offices: WH Smith
• Taxis: Licensing
• Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection) (since 13 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 5 Dec 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Harry Harpham
• David Blunkett

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Gill Furniss’s speeches
• Has received answers to 62 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 24 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)