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.

• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, in 2017
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• 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

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 has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Iron and Steel: Procurement 20 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure the steel industry is supported to ensure a larger proportion of steel procurement comes from the UK.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed 2 Railway Line: Iron and Steel 20 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure that 95 per cent of steel used in the construction of the HS2 project is British steel.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Products: Safety 19 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish his Department's working group report on product safety.

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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 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Gill Furniss’s speeches
• Has received answers to 67 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• 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.
• 28 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Gill Furniss’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 25 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)