Jo Swinson

Parliamentary Video Clips on Economic Issues

28th March 2011: Jo asks about the effect of proposed pension changes on women.

20th January 2011: Jo asks the Secretary of State, Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport about the funding of the BBC World Service.

16th February 2011: Jo talks about the potential link between heritage and tourism and economic regeneration in the Glasgow area.

1st Nov 2010: Jo asks the Home Secretary to re-examine a decision to cut the number of staff the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Bearsden can recruit from overseas.

17th March 2010: Jo asks whether the Prime Minister agrees that large supermarkets such as Tesco wield too much power over our communities, referring to Tesco's plans to expand its Milngavie store.

4th March 2010: Jo questions the Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills on why banks which have been bailed out by the taxpayer have failed to meet their targets for lending to small businesses.

23rd February 2010: Jo leads a debate on pensioner poverty.

28th January 2010: Jo asks the Minister for Women and Equality what more the Government can do to encourage businesses to introduce flexible working policies for their employees.

15th December 2009: Jo asks a question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the ineffectiveness of the Government's proposed tax on bankers' bonuses and the rise in national insurance contributions for ordinary workers

9th November 2009: Jo asks a question to the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport on the Government's proposed measures for punishing people suspected of illegal filesharing

14th July 2009: Jo asks the Treasury Minister how long he will keep those affected by the Equitable Life scandal waiting for justice

18th June 2009: Jo asks the Leader of the House for a debate on youth unemployment

17th June 2009: Jo demands to know when the government will act to ensure that viable small businesses have access to credit from banks

6th May 2009: Jo challenges the Secretary of State of Scotland to set aside the bickering between Westminster and Holyrood, and instead work together to help Scots affected by the recession

23rd April 2009: Jo challenges the Energy and Climate Change Minister over how little is being invested in green measures to stimulate the economy.

10th March 2009: Jo urges the Government to act to tackle the under-representation of women on the boards of banks

12th February 2009: Jo demands that the Chancellor moves to freeze bankers' bonuses.

5th February 2009: Jo asks the Minister for Employment Relations to investigate the tendering process for Royal Navy contracts, in light of a local firm recently losing out on a contract, at the cost of 16 jobs.

3rd February 2009: Jo challenges the Minister for Working Pensions on the problems suffered by constituents in East Dunbartonshire.

18th December 2008: Jo challenges the Treasury Minister to invest in green initiatives to create jobs and kick-start the economy

10th November 2008: Jo asks whether the British economy is really well placed to "weather the economic storm."

11th June 2008: Jo leads a debate about the importance of quality of life and argues that Government should measure wellbeing alongside GDP.

5th June 2008: Jo asks government to review tax free milage allowances to take account of the rising cost of fuel.

28th April 2008: Jo challenges the Government over the effects of raising the 10p tax rate.

24th April 2008: Jo takes part in a debate about the power of supermarkets.

26th March 2008: Jo submits a petition to raise the permitted earnings for people on incapacity benefits, to help people to get back into work.

29th November 2007: Jo asks the Chancellor if national GDP is a representative measure of economic well-being © Parliamentary copyright

12th July 2007: Jo criticises the Government for abolishing the 10p income tax rate.

16th May 2007: Jo stands up for constituents who have been overpaid tax credits and then received demands from the Government for repayment.

27th March 2007: Jo criticises the Govenrment's budget for taking from the poor to give to the rich.

12th March 2007: Jo argues that it is the complexity of the pensions system which has resulted in so many pensioners missing out on pension credits to which they are entitled.

5th February 2007: Jo speaks in the House of Commons on behalf of a constituent who is owed £9,000 in child support payments.

27th November 2006: Jo argues that the child support system is not working in cases where absent parents are self-employed.

10th July 2006: Jo makes the case for reducing the numbers on incapacity benefit by using cognitive behavioural therapy to treat sufferers of depression.

28th March 2006: Jo challenges Secretary of State for Scotland on job cuts at the Department of Work and Pensions.

15th November 2005: Jo argues that the smoking ban in Scotland may benefit the economy.

4th July 2005: Jo highlights the injustice of the current system of council tax.