Gill Furniss

20 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on reuniting unaccompanied Afghan child refugees in Qatar with relatives in the UK; and what discussions she has had with international partners to help settle th

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Green Recovery Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to open the next round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund for applications.

12 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Hillsborough Families' Experiences Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to implement the recommendations made in Bishop James Jones' review of the Hillsborough families' experiences.

11 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Ceasefires and Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential for a ceasefire and peace talks in Yemen.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage NHS dentists to remain in the profession.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing permanent Medical Exemption Certificates to those with verified lifelong chronic conditions.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure neuro-diverse people are treated fairly and equally in the NHS recruitment process.

5 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the temporary suspension of the NHS abatement rules past March 2022.

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help prevent people in insecure work experiencing poverty during winter 2021-22.

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent families falling into poverty as a result of rising inflation above wage growth.

7 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent poverty among those with No Recourse to Public Funds.

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of No Recourse to Public Funds on children's ability to access (a) the internet and (b) a computer to complete school work.

7 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Migrants: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of key workers with no recourse to public funds.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much international aid has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to support Yemen during the 2021-22 financial year; and what proportion of the overall aid budget that spe

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the reduction in international aid to Yemen.

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the settlement of refugee children from Afghanistan with no familial links to other countries.

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £226.5 million Bus Recovery Fund has been allocated to (a) South Yorkshire, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber, and (c) all other regions.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Middle East on Yemen since taking office.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international partners to help ensure access for humanitarian aid to Marib and Al-Hudaydah, Yemen.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the situation in (a) Marib and (b) Al-Hudaydah in Yemen.

25 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Buses: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) employment, (b) recruitment and (c) retention of bus drivers.

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of strengthening employees' rights to flexible working from the start of employment.

24 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit more GPs; and if he will publish an updated target on GP recruitment by 2024.

24 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support GP practices in the most deprived areas.

24 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

19 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date his Department estimates the backlog of driving practical tests at DVSA Middlewood test centre, Sheffield, will be cleared.

18 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Nationality and Borders Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it would not be reasonably practicable for notice to be given to a person to be deprived of citizenship under clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill.

3 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Day Care and Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made on the adequacy of funding for childcare and social care services to meet the increase in public sector pay and the National Living Wage.

3 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Women’s Aid's estimate of September 2021 that at least £409 million is needed in 2022 to run specialist domestic abuse services across England, what recent assessment she has made of

3 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Riot Control Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the scale of the current use of pellet guns by Indian security forces in Kashmir; and what discussions she has had with her Indian coun