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Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jan 2026 - Rural Communities - View Vote Context
Gill Furniss (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 332
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Jan 2026
UK Town of Culture

"I call Alex Ballinger to wind up quickly, because we expect a vote at 4 pm...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Jan 2026
UK Town of Culture

"Thank you all very much for a really respectful and interesting debate; it has been one of the best that I have chaired—and you all behaved and came in on time, which is always a pleasure.

Question put and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this House has considered the UK …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Jan 2026
UK Town of Culture

"I ask Members to bob so that I can see how many people wish to speak in the debate. To start the debate, I call Jim Shannon...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Jan 2026
UK Town of Culture

"I can let you all have four minutes...."
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Written Question
Speech and Language Disorders: Children
Friday 19th December 2025

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of providing training to mental health teams on support to children with lifelong speech and language difficulties.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Education and NHS England to improve access to community health services, including speech and language therapy, for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

In addition to the undergraduate degree route, speech and language therapists can now also train via a degree apprenticeship. This route is going into its fourth year of delivery and offers an alternative pathway to the traditional degree route into a successful career as a speech and language therapist.

In partnership with NHS England, the Department for Education has extended the Early Language and Support for Every Child programme, trialling new ways of working to better identify and support children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in early years settings and primary schools.

At the Spending Review, we confirmed that we will deliver on our commitment to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers by the end of this Parliament, roll out mental health support teams to cover all schools in England by 2029/30 and expand NHS Talking Therapies and Individual Placement and Support schemes.

We have also already started piloting Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres. These pilots aim to provide open access care for anyone with a severe mental illness 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our aim is to have one Neighbourhood Health Centre in each community that brings together National Health Service, local authority and voluntary sector services in one building to help create a holistic offer that meets the needs of local populations including children with lifelong speech and language difficulties.

Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Gill Furniss (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Gill Furniss (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 340
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Gill Furniss (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Gill Furniss (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96