A selection of Jo Swinson's votes

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• Almost always voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Ceramic Products: Origin Marking 26 Mar 2015

  We have no plans to introduce a requirement for origin marking for ceramic products. However, ceramics companies continue to be free to use origin marking on a voluntary basis. Industry sectors with well-deserved reputations for design and quality, such as the UK ceramics industry, may find this a helpful promotional tool.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Ceramic Products: Origin Marking 26 Mar 2015

  First, I pay tribute to the hon. Lady and the efforts she has made on this and many other issues; she has been a stalwart campaigner on this issue, standing up for the ceramics industry. I will happily give her the assurance that when officials meet representatives of the industry, they will be listening very carefully to what they say. We have commissioned a study on this recently, and of...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Ceramic Products: Origin Marking 26 Mar 2015

  As in many areas, we are competing in a global marketplace and that can be challenging, given the different circumstances in different countries. Of course that is why many of the measures we have set out in the Budget and elsewhere try to support companies in this country, particularly those with high energy usage. We will continue to do that because it is important for building the stronger...

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Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Mental Illness
• Departmental Manpower
• Embassies
• Departmental Televisions
• Mental Health

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Women and Equalities) (30 Jun 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (30 Jun 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (6 Sep 2012 to 20 Dec 2013)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (6 Sep 2012 to 20 Dec 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (1 Jul 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Women and Equality) (1 Mar 2007 to 1 Oct 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (10 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2005 to 10 Mar 2006)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (10 May 2005 to 10 Mar 2006)

Future MPs in this constituency

• John Nicolson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (18 out of 19)
• 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)
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Jo Swinson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 70.14% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 33 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.
• 86 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 662 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)