Eastern Region CWO is delighted to host Vicky Ford MP as she talks to us about education during the covid-19 pandemic.

Vicky Ford was elected in 2017 as the Member of Parliament for Chelmsford. She is known to be one of the hardest working Members of Parliament. In February 2020 Vicky was appointed as Minister for Children and Families in the Department for Education, with responsibilities for vulnerable children. Vicky was a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England constituency from 2009 – 2017. She chaired the Internal Market and Consumer Affairs Committee (IMCO) – a powerful economic committee in the European Parliament. Before entering politics, Vicky was a managing director of a major international bank. She was involved in raising finance for key infrastructure projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Vicky was born and grew up in Northern Ireland. She read Maths and Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge where she met her husband Hugo, a cancer specialist. They have three student-aged children. She enjoys cricket, fly fishing, gardening and singing.

Eastern Region (ER) has put on several free events over the last year, so despite there being a small cost to this one (£11), we do hope you will nonetheless join us again for what looks to set to be a fantastic time with one of our well-loved ER MPs!

Immediately following this event, you are cordially invited to our region's AGM, free and open to all members of ER CWO. Different zoom details will apply, so please remember to book your space: you will have received the link to apply in our recent email newsletter, otherwise simply go to the CWO website to apply.