Jo Swinson, former MP, East Dunbartonshire

How Jo Swinson voted on university tuition fees.

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University Tuition Fees

There have been votes in Parliament on tuition fees applicable to UK undergraduate students at universities in England. Subjects of specific votes have been on the subjects of introducing fees, increasing to fees, and capping fees.

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Jo Swinson consistently voted for university tuition fees

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Key votes about university tuition fees:

On 29 Jun 2017: Jo Swinson was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Energy Prices — Europe — Tuition Fees — Public Sector Pay — Minimum Wage — Student Grants Show vote
On 11 Sep 2012: Jo Swinson voted against reducing tuition fees to £6,000, funded by reversing the corporation tax cut for banks and requiring graduates earning over £65,000 a year to pay higher interest rates on their student loans. Show vote
On 9 Dec 2010: Jo Swinson voted to raise the UK's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. Show vote
On 9 Dec 2010: Jo Swinson voted to approve raising the tuition fee cap to £6,000 per year for courses for which there are no plans in place to promote access and student finance information. Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2017-06-29. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

The office of Jo Swinson MP has informed us that Jo was not available for some votes in the House of Commons from June 2017 until the summer recess, and from October 2017 until December 2017, as she was on parental leave. This affects the numerology section below. Please note that Ms Swinson continued to submit written questions throughout this period.

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