Gill Furniss

MP since 5 May 2016

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Gill Furniss is the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2016.

1617

Votes Cast

£322,640

Expenses 2024-25

11,600

Majority

51.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£322,640

Staffing£249,625
Accommodation£28,594
Office£26,528
Travel£9,494
Other£8,400

Year-on-Year

2024-25£322,640
2023-24£290,401
2022-23£268,162
2021-22£244,258
2020-21£222,849
2019-20£190,770
2018-19£193,731
2017-18£186,805
2016-17£157,373

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 31,612 voters

Labour
16,301 votes51.6%
Green Party
4,701 votes14.9%
Conservative
4,069 votes12.9%
Independent
2,537 votes8.0%
Liberal Democrat
1,694 votes5.4%
Workers Party of Britain
1,437 votes4.5%
Social Democratic Party
873 votes2.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

70

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

44

Debates Spoken In

93

Speeches

427

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

£5,388
Name of donor
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor
2, Ketagalan Blvd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£5388.12), hotel (£825), local transportation (£282) and meals (£250), value £6,745.12
Destination of visit
Taiwan
Dates of visit
24 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
Purpose of visit
A Labour Friends of Taiwan delegation to meet with politicians, academics, and trade union officials along with some visits to historical sites.

Registered 18 June 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
24 January 2025

Registered 2 September 2025

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name
Emily Grace Ahmed
Relationship
Daughter
Role
Executive Office Manager
Working pattern
Full time

Registered 3 June 2016; updated 7 June 2018, 14 December 2020 and 14 February 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Gill in Parliament

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle unequal access to medical treatment.

AnsweredWomen and Equalities4 Dec 2025

Aortic Stenosis: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an estimate of the number and proportion of women diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who receive t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Dec 2025

Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve treatment has on (a) avoidable unscheduled hos

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Dec 2025

Hearing Impairment: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Disability Unit is taking to embed deaf awareness across Government services.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions25 Nov 2025

NHS: British Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater provision of British Sign Language across the NHS.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Nov 2025

Health Services: Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the switch from analogue to digital health services is inclusive of people whose first language

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Nov 2025

Primary Education: School Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for the primary school library rollout.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport10 Nov 2025

Literacy: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) support will be provided to (i) teachers and (ii) other education staff as part of the new curriculum to support the delivery of

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Nov 2025

Social Services: Personal Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure councils implement the requirements of the Care Act 2014 on Individual Service Funds.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Nov 2025

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking as part of the new curriculum to develop a culture of reading for pleasure in schools.

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Nov 2025
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