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Vicky Ford: What steps he is taking to reduce the amount of plastic pollution.
John Bercow: I call Vicky Ford.
Vicky Ford: One in 10 mums gets post-natal depression, and we know that early identification is key to preventing it from becoming more serious. May I urge the Minister to look at the National Childbirth Trust’s campaign to ensure that all mums—as well as all babies—get a six-week check?
Vicky Ford: On the subject of the long-term customs relationship between the EU and the UK, what discussions has my right hon. Friend had with his EU counterparts?
Vicky Ford: Last week, the police force in Chelmsford, Essex, and its local partners came first in the country for the national Pubwatch scheme, which has reduced violent crime at night by 45%. Will the Home Secretary praise Essex police and continue to help fund our frontline?
Vicky Ford: What was eye watering was the debt under the previous Labour Government. Does the hon. Lady not agree that growth of over 1.5% going hand in hand with public spending is a phenomenal achievement and is thanks to a balanced economy?
Vicky Ford: I thank the Minister for clarifying that EU citizens’ rights will be protected in the event of both a deal and no deal. Some people have made the UK their permanent home but have to come and go either for their job or because they have caring responsibilities. Will those people be cared for?
Vicky Ford: In Essex, 150 additional officers are making a real difference in the fight against crime. Will the Minister work with the Treasury and reassure our excellent police, crime and fire commissioner, Roger Hirst, that this actuarial change to pension liabilities will not hit our frontline policing?
Vicky Ford: I visited my local prison last Friday. It, too, is doing great work dealing with the drugs there, but the prison governor asked for stronger sentences for the people who commit crimes, especially violent crimes, in prison and said that those should be additional, not concurrent, sentences. Does my hon. Friend agree?
Vicky Ford: I understand that the shadow Chancellor said last year that he would end all nuclear power within 100 days of a Labour Government. Given that nuclear energy accounts for about 20% of our energy production, how would they keep the lights on?
Vicky Ford: Will my right hon. Friend confirm that this means there will be a tax cut for the lowest earners in our society?
Vicky Ford: When a prisoner commits a serious violent offence in prison, will Ministers take action to ensure that prosecutions for such offences result in additions to the prisoner’s sentence, not concurrent sentences?
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Vicky Ford: If 9% of PIP decisions are being appealed against, does that mean that more than nine out of 10 people do not appeal against theirs because they do not wish to challenge them? Will the introduction of video recording improve that rate so that there is even more confidence that the decisions are right?
Vicky Ford: Does my hon. Friend agree that the fact we should be looking at is the fact reported by the OECD that the proportion of jobs that are low paid is at the lowest level for the past two decades? We should be celebrating that.
Vicky Ford: Does my hon. Friend agree that stability in the carbon pricing regime is as important as any other area of business legislation? That is why it is important that we deal with the devil in the detail in the Bill.
Vicky Ford: I agree that this is a really important issue and we must do all we can to support the nurses of the future, but does the hon. Lady agree that it is worth recording that there are 13,000 more nurses on wards today than there were in 2010?
Vicky Ford: The Federation of Small Businesses, the CBI, the vast majority of members of the Institute of Directors and even the Ulster Farmers Union are all saying they support the withdrawal agreement. Should those of us who care about the jobs and economic security of our constituents not support, it too?
...1 - 8 yes, 10 no Voting yes: Kirsty Blackman, Bambos Charalambous, Anneliese Dodds, Peter Dowd, Clive Lewis, Jonathan Reynolds, Jeff Smith, Alex Sobel Voting no: Bim Afolami, Kemi Badenoch, Vicky Ford, Robert Jenrick, Gillian Keegan, John Lamont, Mel Stride, Robert Syms, Helen Whately, Craig Whittaker
...2 - 8 yes, 10 no Voting yes: Kirsty Blackman, Bambos Charalambous, Anneliese Dodds, Peter Dowd, Clive Lewis, Jonathan Reynolds, Jeff Smith, Alex Sobel Voting no: Bim Afolami, Kemi Badenoch, Vicky Ford, Robert Jenrick, Gillian Keegan, John Lamont, Mel Stride, Robert Syms, Helen Whately, Craig Whittaker