Vicky Ford’s voting in Parliament

Vicky Ford is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Vicky Ford’s votes.

• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Voted a mixture of for and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 17 votes for, 48 votes against, 3 absences, between 2018–2022.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2018–2021.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Cop28 29 Nov 2023

  I am looking forward to going to COP as one of the members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee. Last week the Committee went to see the world’s first green hydrogen neighbourhood project in Fife in Scotland. Local people were given the choice to switch to innovative clean green hydrogen heating and nearly half of them have taken that choice. Does the Minister agree that one of the...

• Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian Pause 27 Nov 2023

  It has been extremely moving to see hostages starting to come out and aid starting to flow in. I hope that the truce will hold, but if the hostilities start again, please can the UK Government make every representation to Israel that, in its legitimate efforts to stop the terrorism, it must do more to prevent mass loss of civilian life, especially children?

• Home Department: Asylum Seeker Accommodation 27 Nov 2023

  I am really pleased that the Government have been able to reduce the number of asylum seekers in hotels. The use of the Atlantic Hotel in Chelmsford for families is putting considerable pressure on our school places, especially as Chelmsford is already very short of school places due to the large numbers of people who have arrived from Ukraine and elsewhere. Will the Minister look again at...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Chelmsford

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

• Personal website
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @vickyford
• https://facebook.com/Vicky4Chelmsford

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Transport
• Home Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Treasury
• Sudan: Armed Conflict
• Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
• Restaurants: Recycling
• Overseas Students: EU Nationals
• *No heading*

Currently held offices

• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (since 12 Jun 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee ( 7 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 1 Feb 2023)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development) ( 6 Sep 2022 to 25 Oct 2022)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Sep 2022)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (13 Feb 2020 to 16 Sep 2021)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (10 Feb 2020 to 14 Sep 2020)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (18 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 5 Mar 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (16 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Simon Burns
• Norman St John-Stevas
• Hubert Ashton
• John Macnamara
• Ernest Millington
• John Macnamara
• Vivian Henderson
• Charles Howard-Bury
• Henry Curtis-Bennett
• Sydney Robinson
• Ernest Pretyman
• Frederick Rasch
• Thomas Usborne
• William Beadel

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill Committee Committee (1 out of 1)
• Space Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (5 out of 7)