FIRETHORN1   58 #1 Posted August 6, 2019 Can anyone tell me the name and contact details for the MP who represents the Hillsborough/Wisewood/Wadsley areas of Sheffield 6? I've just looked online in an attempt to find this info ... and it's all very confusing and contradictory! Is it a woman called Gill Furniss? Has anyone ever raised issues with the local MP and if so, did you find this MP to be helpful? I'd really appreciate any advice and info on this, because I'm currently trying to sort out a serious housing issue for my 81 year old severely disabled mum ….but I'm getting absolutely nowhere in my attempts to deal with Sheffield Council or with my old mum's Social Housing provider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Blue Day   10 #2 Posted August 6, 2019 Yes. It’s Gill Furniss.  Parliamentary House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 0207 219 0364 Email: [email protected] Constituency Constituency office Tel: 0114 234 9079 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FIRETHORN1 Â Â 58 #3 Posted August 6, 2019 Thanks Blue Day. I really appreciate your quick reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hopman   46 #4 Posted August 6, 2019 For anyone else wanting to know the name of an MP for somewhere, if you go to https://www.theyworkforyou.com/ and put in the postcode, the information comes up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SheffBloke   10 #5 Posted August 6, 2019 Unfortunately we’re lumped in with Sheffield Brightside these days and are one of the poorest constituencies in the UK.  Lowest wages, poorest health and education........may I ask who voted for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
chris101 Â Â 10 #6 Posted August 7, 2019 Took her four months to answer an e-mail I sent to her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BigAl1 Â Â 143 #7 Posted August 7, 2019 be thankful you don't have no representation like those of us in the nearby Hallam constituency Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat   10 #8 Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, chris101 said: Took her four months to answer an e-mail I sent to her. Did you ring her office?  All MP’s offices have public phone numbers and staff to deal with constituency matters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Annie Bynnol   612 #9 Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, chris101 said: Took her four months to answer an e-mail I sent to her. Some MP's get upward of 20 000 e-mails a week. If read at all it, they will rarely be read by the MP themselves.  Filters are commonly used in various ways. Don't capitalize or use colour or use bad language if when quoted Use only short titles with keyword and full postcode. Always add full name, address, phone. Better still use your councillors first as very often the will end up dealing with it anyway  Going to the trouble of writing a letter or attending a surgery will increase your chances.    Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BigAl1   143 #10 Posted August 7, 2019 23 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: Did you ring her office?  All MP’s offices have public phone numbers and staff to deal with constituency matters. Top cat it should not be necessary to ring because they have not replied - staff will read or not these emails  Annie it is a basic principal of customer service that if you offer a means of communication you should have the resources to respond Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat   10 #11 Posted August 7, 2019 52 minutes ago, amnicoll said: Top cat it should not be necessary to ring because they have not replied - staff will read or not these emails  Annie it is a basic principal of customer service that if you offer a means of communication you should have the resources to respond Yes, but there is a hierarchy of response based on how important a query is seen as.  An e-mail is seen as of less importance than someone picking up the phone and speaking directly. I’m not saying that the e-mail shouldn’t have been replied to sooner, I’m saying that from your point of view, if you wanted a quicker response, a phone call would be a better way to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wornout53 Â Â 10 #12 Posted August 7, 2019 I have had to call on Gill Furniss for help a couple of times and got what I needed fairly quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...