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Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

2

Speeches

16

Questions

0

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 3 appearances
Crime / Justice 1 appearances
Foreign Affairs 1 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Topical Questions 9 Jun 2026 1
Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding 21 May 2026 0
Topical Questions 21 Apr 2026 1
Topical Questions 21 Apr 2026 1
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability 26 Mar 2026 0
Bailiffs 17 Mar 2026 2
Transport Connectivity: Midlands and North Wales 22 Jan 2026 0
Topical Questions 12 Jan 2026 1
UK Town of Culture 7 Jan 2026 0
Pensioner Poverty 8 Dec 2025 2

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

45

Written

12

Oral

38

Answered

57

Total

Most questioned departments

Department of Health and Social Care 25 questions
Department for Education 6 questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 5 questions
Women and Equalities 4 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 4 questions
Department for Work and Pensions 3 questions
Treasury 3 questions
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2 questions

Most active question topics

Education 6 questions
Tax 4 questions
NHS / Health 4 questions
Foreign Affairs 1 questions

Recent questions

Question
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales. 9 Jun 2026 Wales Office
Mental Health Services: Menopause 8 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Menopause 8 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve diseas... Withdrawn 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Menopause: Health Services 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Health Services 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Menopause: Health Services 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Valve Disease: Health Services 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Health Services 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Health Services 3 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Activity FAQs

How active is Gill Furniss in parliamentary debates?

Gill Furniss has made 18 contributions across 21 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Gill Furniss asked?

Gill Furniss has tabled 57 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 45 written and 12 oral. The Commons average is 132 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.