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Jo Swinson
Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jo Swinson voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mental Illness, Departmental Manpower, Embassies, Departmental Televisions, Mental Health
(based on written questions asked by Jo Swinson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“Some critics of the Government policy to let parents choose how they share parental leave have a view of family life that is, frankly, stuck in the 1950s. They fail to take account of the benefits to business of employing mothers who might be able to return to work more quickly or the benefits to the wider economy of giving parents the flexibility to play a fuller role in the labour market....”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (21 May 2012)
“I thank the security Minister for the interest that he has taken in the superfluous security fencing at Milngavie reservoir since I raised the issue with him in 2010. Can he confirm that the Home Office has now acted, along with the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure, to give Scottish Water the power to remove any unnecessary and unsightly security fences?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“I very much support the Government’s renewed and increased commitment to their human rights work. The Foreign Secretary mentioned that he would be travelling to Moscow. Will he raise these human rights issues with his Russian counterparts, with particular reference to the judicial system? A string of European Court judgments has gone against the Russian authorities. I think of the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 70 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 103 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 306 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,859 (291st) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £18,590 (434th) | £18,382 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,262 (160th) | £18,618 (315th) | £25,643 (83rd) | £19,013 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £78,518 (581st) | £90,410 (203rd) | £80,012 (444th) | £63,016 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,286 (292nd) | £5,557 (434th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,246 (103rd)1 | £14,130 (99th)2 | £11,981 (136th)3 | £9,072 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £693 (106th) | £611 (173rd) | £733 (169th) | £1,098 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,512 (439th) | £693 (joint 362nd with 1 other) | £832 (joint 349th with 1 other) | £1,131 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,937 (247th) | £2,435 (348th) | £3,504 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,202 (joint 323rd with 1 other) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £145,377 (379th) | £157,241 (137th) | £141,392 (254th) | £116,382 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,362 (456th). Rail £3,409 (265th). Air £6,677 (56th). Misc £1,249 (23rd). Other: Rail £183 (87th). European £366 (117th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,318 (485th). Rail £3,288 (271st). Air £7,955 (59th). Misc £1,527 (14th). Other: Rail £42 (159th).
3 Car £2,469 (369th). Rail £2,829 (274th). Air £6,683 (69th).