Vicky Ford

Conservative - Chelmsford

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

(since February 2020)

vicky.ford.mp@parliament.uk / vickyford

Select Committees

European Statutory Instruments (since February 2020)

2 APPG membership (as of 4 Nov 2020)

Cricket, Energy Studies

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (0) - Legislation tabled (1) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (28)

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners

Theresa May (Conservative) (74 debate interactions) View debates with Theresa May John Bercow (Speaker) (62 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (30 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Cabinet Office (95 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
HM Treasury (93 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
Department for Education (89 debate contributions) View Department for Education debates
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Legislation Debates

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill (5,732 words contributed) View Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill debates
Offensive Weapons Act 2019 - Government Bill (4,542 words contributed) View Offensive Weapons Act 2019 - Government Bill debates
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2019 - Government Bill (3,648 words contributed) View Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2019 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Chelmsford Petitions

Highest Chelmsford signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	61 of 7,062 (0.86%)	Allow parents over age of 65 to join British Citizens, as adult dependents.
Open	67 of 10,062 (0.67%)	Stop sexism - Require schools to offer all sports to all children
Open	72 of 13,509 (0.53%)	Add Crohn’s & Colitis to the Medically Exempt Certificate Gov Responded - 10 Nov 2020
Open	54 of 10,550 (0.51%)	Approve the return to training plan for contact sports
Open	225 of 44,476 (0.51%)	Save Community Sports Clubs and Leisure Facilities with a Sports Recovery Fund Gov Responded - 23 Nov 2020

Most Chelmsford signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	2,080 of 1,103,159 (0.19%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	1,021 of 615,116 (0.17%)	Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020
Open	710 of 278,174 (0.26%)	Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only Gov Responded - 13 Aug 2020
Open	545 of 129,216 (0.42%)	Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place Gov Responded - 26 Jun 2020
Open	536 of 414,274 (0.13%)	Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases

Vicky Ford has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Vicky Ford

Vicky Ford has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

Vicky Ford has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Vicky Ford has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

1 Bill introduced by Vicky Ford

Title	Bill Type	Last Event	Next Event Date	Last Updated
Low-level Letter Boxes (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19 Presented by Vicky Ford (Conservative)	Private Members' Bill Ten Minute Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 16 January, 2019		22 Feb 2019, 12:28 p.m.
Parallel Parliament Note: The proposals laid down in this bill were subsequently incorporated into upcoming Building Regulations. See here for more information. A Bill to amend building regulations to require letter boxes in new buildings to be positioned above a certain height; and for connected purposes.

4 Bills supported by Vicky Ford

Online News Platforms (Regulation) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Damien Moore (CON)

Stalking Protection Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Sarah Wollaston (LDEM)

Forensic Science Regulator Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Chris Green (CON)

Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Sponsor - Bim Afolami (CON)

28 Written Questions

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