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Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009)

Jo Swinson: I am listening to what the hon. Lady is saying with great interest, and she is absolutely right about the vital role of women in peace building. Does she agree that the recent news that the United Nations is going to appoint a special representative to take forward action on resolution 1325 is a welcome step in turning what have been very good words that have not, perhaps, delivered into real...

Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)

Jo Swinson: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Olner. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) on giving such a comprehensive introduction to this debate. He outlined areas in which progress has been made, and managed to cover a whole range of issues in this complex case. It has been very helpful to hear the experiences of hon. Members, many of whom have visited...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Illegal File Sharing (9 Nov 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: What plans he has to reduce levels of illegal file sharing; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Illegal File Sharing (9 Nov 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I thank the Minister for that answer. There is genuine public concern about the Government's proposals, and in particular the prospect that people who have done nothing wrong could have their internet disconnected. An appeal system has been announced by the Government, but will the Minister give an assurance that people will have a chance to defend their innocence before any decision is taken...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I very much agree with my hon. Friend about the need to keep the temperature rise to 2°. Does he share my concern that even with stretching targets such as an 80 per cent. reduction by 2015, even with the things that currently seem politically difficult to deliver, that only gives us, according to the science, a 50 per cent. chance of keeping it under 2°, which is already a pretty...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I am listening with great interest, and I am enjoying the Secretary of State's speech. In terms of these negotiations and the need to deal with the entrenched positions and get positive movement, it is vital that world leaders attend as well as people like himself— [Interruption.] That comment came out wrong. I am therefore very pleased that the Prime Minister has said he will go to...

Business of the House (5 Nov 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: As of this week, the footage and clips of what is going on here in Parliament are easily available to search and view on the excellent BBC Democracy Live website, so that the people out there can see the business of the House. The ability to share those clips with their friends or on their own websites is available for the European Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Death Penalty (Global Abolition) (28 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Benton. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Carmichael) on getting the debate on to the agenda and on the way in which he opened it. He is hugely knowledgeable on the subject and has a strong record of campaigning on the issue around the world. I know that partly because he is my colleague and we have...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Death Penalty (Global Abolition) (28 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: We have incredibly high security in the places in which these people are held, and that is not something that happens. A tiny minority of cases would fall under the category that the hon. Gentleman is outlining but, given the extreme security we have, we are effectively talking hypothetically about that scenario.

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Death Penalty (Global Abolition) (28 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: I concur with the hon. Gentleman. I am certainly confident that, in those tiny minority of cases, the state has secure institutions available to ensure that the public are kept safe, without resorting to state-sponsored murder or compromising our humanity in that way. Some countries carry out a huge number of executions, and 93 per cent. of all known executions last year took place in just...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

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Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I thank the Minister for giving way to me at last; it just shows that it pays to persevere. I praise the work that she has personally done on tackling climate change, but does she not recognise that it is strange to praise the 10:10 campaign while refusing in the amendment to sign up Departments and, indeed, this House, to it? This House is not covered by the Government numbers that she just...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I totally agree with what my hon. Friend says about the detailed work done by the ombudsman. We have an ombudsman to consider such cases and recommend justice. Does she agree, however, that the Government's response undermines the whole office of the ombudsman? Treating this report in such a way could create a precedent for future ombudsman reports being ignored and recommendations being...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Copenhagen Summit (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the representation of Scottish interests at the forthcoming Copenhagen summit on climate change.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Copenhagen Summit (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I thank the Secretary of State for that reply. Scotland has much to contribute to tackling climate change, as it has a strong renewables record and an ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions by 42 per cent. by 2020. Can the right hon. Gentleman not put party politics aside and accept that Scottish Ministers should also be part of the UK delegation to Copenhagen?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Allergy Services (13 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the specialist allergy service pilot in the north-west.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Allergy Services (13 Oct 2009) has video

Jo Swinson: I thank the Minister for that reply. The pilot for specialist allergy services is very important. I hope that she agrees that the active co-operation of primary care trusts is essential. What are her Government doing now and in the future to get PCTs to buy in to the allergy pilot?

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: I want to clarify my point. I was not saying that such matters happen here to the same extent as in China, but before we pass criticism on what happens elsewhere, as the Minister pointed out at the beginning of his speech, we need to look at our own situation and ensure that we deal with genuine problems in our country.

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: I congratulate the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr. Field) on securing the debate and opening it with such eloquence, setting out the economic challenges that the UK and other countries will face in the context of China's growth and emergence as an economic powerhouse. It is an important subject and, as is often the way with 90-minute debates in Westminster Hall, we...

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Jo Swinson: The hon. Gentleman is right to say that consumers, too, have a responsibility, although I argue that there is a role for financial education because it is difficult for people to take on that responsibility if they are not well informed about the different products available and what APR means. There needs to be much more information in a very accessible format within the formal education...