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Kristoffer Lindberg (S)
What Kristoffer Lindberg has said in the chamber of the Swedish Riksdag, debate by debate. The lines under each debate sum up a speech; they are written and translated by AI in advance and may contain errors, so check against the speech.
Kammarkoll has the Riksdag's speeches from 26 September 2022 onwards; older debates are not included.
Wind power in municipalities: compensation and local impact
- Argues that successful electrification requires increased fossil-free electricity production. Wants municipalities to receive long-term financial compensation and a speed bonus for changing previous vetoes. Criticizes the cumbersome system for neighbor compensation and proposes automatic payment via the property register. Also proposes that municipal decisions be finalized earlier in the process to increase the willingness to invest. Read the speech
Cultural access for children: state funding and school model
- Criticizes that the state's reduced contribution to the cultural cooperation model reduces access to culture outside of major cities. Wants a state-funded cultural guarantee for all children and proposes that a cultural school act be investigated. Read the speech
- Argues that the state has reduced its share in the cultural cooperation model, which forces municipalities and regions to compensate. Wants the Riksdag to take responsibility for reversing this development as it is difficult for municipalities to prioritize further compensation. Read the speech
- Want to develop Skapande skola into a national cultural guarantee where all children are guaranteed continuous cultural experiences. Criticizes the government's policy which damages the regional culture's infrastructure and thereby threatens the possibility of both Skapande skola and a future cultural guarantee. Read the speech
Municipal economic equalization and rural welfare support
- Argues that the state must take greater responsibility to compensate for regional differences. Criticizes the government's proposal because it hits rural municipalities hard and demands an equalization based on solidarity instead of pitting rural areas against rural areas. Asks whether the government will change the current proposal. Read the speech
- Questions whether the government's memorandum is an attempt to starve municipalities to force mergers. Argues that municipalities with low tax capacity have difficulty meeting high costs for welfare and demands equal conditions for the whole country. Read the speech
State responsibility for primary care and competence supply
- Criticizes that the right-wing parties are corporatizing primary care without a consequence analysis. Argues that the corporate form reduces citizens' oversight and democratic influence because the opposition is not allowed to hold a public conversation about the finances or decisions. Read the speech
- Argues that corporatization moves care from political governance to corporate boards, which erodes democratic control. Criticizes that profit requirements and short-term economic goals risk taking precedence over people's actual needs for care. Read the speech
Culture, media, and leisure: cuts to study associations
- Wants to increase the state grant to the cultural cooperation model by 100 million kronor and proposes an investigation into a cultural school act. Argues that a state-funded cultural guarantee in schools should be introduced and also proposes increased support for public community centers. Read the speech
- Argues that the ambition with the leisure card is that more children should get an active leisure time. Criticizes that too large resources go to administration instead of to activities and demands a transparent follow-up of which children are actually reached. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the government has halved the development grant to the culture school and is forcing regions to make cuts in culture. Argues that the government either does not care about culture outside of Stockholm or wants municipalities to raise taxes to compensate for the government's tax cuts. Read the speech
Bollnäs state service office closures and accessibility impact
- Criticizes the government's decision to close up to 35 service offices, which complicates physical contact with authorities for people who cannot use digital solutions. Argues that the closures are occurring to save money rather than based on logic. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the government prioritizes short-term savings over the citizens' accessibility. Argues that the closure in Bollnäs affects vulnerable groups and risks that good people will leave their positions. Asks what social costs the government has accounted for. Read the speech
- Argues that the closure of service offices worsens accessibility for private individuals, companies, and municipalities. Criticizes that the government's cuts lead to increased social costs and contradicts the goal of public benefit by forcing people to travel long distances. Read the speech
Closure of state service offices: KD, S debate cuts
- Argues that the service offices are important for the state's presence throughout the country. Criticizes that the government is closing offices despite the goal of one office per FA-region and asks how the minister will ensure that the goal is met. Read the speech
- Argues that the principles the minister mentions are not followed, but that evictions occur based on rental contracts. Asks what the minister is doing about this and requests information regarding the service office in Bollnäs. Read the speech
Grants for public meeting venues and 130 million for sports
- Criticizes that the current regulation in practice excludes community centers in rural areas from business development grants. Asks if the government intends to change the regulation so that these premises can also be granted support. Read the speech
- Argues that the community center movement has been affected by reduced grants and that the definition of public meeting places can be interpreted too broadly. Asks if the minister wants to increase the appropriation and clarify the definition in the ordinance. Read the speech
- Argues that the current order is unreasonable as community centers outside major cities are disadvantaged. Wants to increase the appropriation by 50 million kronor and change the regulation so that cultural and association life outside major cities can continue to be strong. Read the speech
National Archives in Östersund organization and decentralization
- Argues that state presence throughout the country is strategically important for legitimacy and trust. Criticizes that the minister has changed instructions to facilitate the decommissioning of activities in different locations and asks what the minister intends to do to preserve the Riksarkivet in Östersund. Read the speech
- Argues that the culture budget is too low and suggests that the tax cut could be reduced to prioritize culture. Criticizes the centralization of archive activities as it increases vulnerability in the security policy situation. Asks how the government will ensure the presence of authorities throughout the country. Read the speech
Closure of state service offices and impact on citizens
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- Criticizes that the closures go against the minister's slogan of efficiency and public benefit. Argues that the closures occur to finance tax cuts for high-income earners at the expense of the most vulnerable. Read the speech
Elderly care funding and quality: M's growth vs S's staffing
- Criticizes the government's cuts in elderly care and the school as well as that resources are used for tax cuts for the richest instead of welfare. Asks if the minister will present increased state grants to stop the cuts. Read the speech
- Asks when the government will present a growth policy that is not based on tax cuts for high-income earners. Criticizes that insufficient state grants hit municipalities with weak taxing power harder and argues that the minister must provide municipalities with better conditions to fulfill legal requirements. Read the speech
Cultural policy, media, religious communities and leisure
- Criticizes the government's cuts in regional culture and proposes a strengthening of the cultural cooperation model with 200 million. Also wants to strengthen the cultural school, Skapande skola, and general community centers through increased grants and investigations. Read the speech
Cultural canon and national minorities dialogue in Riksdag
- Criticizes the investigator's actions and statements that conflict with the minority law and international conventions. Asks whether the Minister for Culture considers that the investigator's actions increase or decrease the conditions for social cohesion and whether this reflects the government's view on national minorities. Read the speech
- Asks whether the investigator has acted in accordance with the government's directives regarding the treatment of national minorities. Asks how the government will ensure that the directives are followed and repair the damage that has occurred. Read the speech
Choice System Act: KD supports diversity, S warns of fraud
- Criticizes that the right of free establishment causes care to be concentrated in profitable areas instead of where the needs are greatest. Asks if the minister is prepared to limit the right of establishment to allow regions to plan based on the citizens' needs. Read the speech
- Argues that the right of free establishment creates a false freedom where market forces are prioritized over the need for care in rural areas. Asks if the minister intends to implement changes that allow the regions to decide for themselves on the law on choice systems. Read the speech
Regional culture funding: S proposes 200 million kronor
- Criticizes that the government's budget entails reduced appropriations for regional culture and that the decision to stop compensating for price and wage increases harms the cultural institutions. Asks how the minister intends for the cuts to represent a brightening for cultural life. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the minister is withdrawing the state's responsibility for funding and argues that the cultural infrastructure is threatened by reduced basic funding. Asks what the regions should cut back on in order to fund the cultural cooperation model. Read the speech
- Argues that the government's policy forces regions to make cuts in activities that are intended to fulfill cultural policy goals. Points out that the state has reduced its share over time and that increased costs for wages and rents need to be compensated. Proposes a reinforcement of 200 million kronor. Read the speech
Culture for children: national guarantee and KD welfare crisis
- Wants the state to double the development grant to the culture school and criticizes the government's insufficient state grants which lead to cuts. Argues that a national culture guarantee should be investigated to ensure equal access to performing arts and personal creation. Read the speech
- Argues that the party has proposed 10 billion kronor more than the government to safeguard the basic funding of the culture school. Wants a national culture guarantee for children and young people to be investigated and asks what the opposing party wants to do to stop the welfare crisis. Read the speech
- Argues that the government does not compensate the municipalities sufficiently, which leads to nine out of ten cultural schools being forced to make cuts. Criticizes that the government does not prioritize culture and leisure for children and young people. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the leisure card is constantly being postponed and that the system is not yet in place. Suggests that the intended funds should instead be used to build more sports venues and facilities. Read the speech
- Criticizes the introduction of the leisure card due to administrative problems, risk of criminal exploitation, and high costs. Argues that the project causes cuts in municipal culture and leisure without reaching the children. Read the speech
Municipal funding: KD calls for cuts, S wants indexing
- Argues that the government's state grants are insufficient and force municipalities to make cuts in healthcare, school, and elderly care. Asks if the minister will present increased state grants to stop the cuts caused by the government's policy. Read the speech
- Argues that the municipalities are in a difficult situation due to the government's insufficient state grants. Wants the general state grants to have to increase so that the municipalities can fulfill their missions and avoid drastic cuts. Read the speech
Countering social dumping and distribution of new arrivals
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- Argues that social dumping is a reality where people end up in substandard housing. Criticizes the government's lack of housing policy and demands a national plan. Suggests that the municipalities need more resources and that the legislation regarding the municipalities' responsibilities should be strengthened. Read the speech
Government investments in healthcare, schools and culture
Culture, media, leisure investments and SD's Islamism stance
- Supports the Social Democrats' special statement and proposes that the state development grant to cultural schools be increased to 200 million kronor. Also wants the government to investigate how the state can strengthen the cultural school and ensure children's participation regardless of location or finances. Read the speech
Cultural school grant: M proposes 100 million SEK increase
- Argues that the cultural school is an important part of an ecosystem for music and culture that must be accessible on equal terms. Wants to maintain the development grant to the cultural school and see more resources for the municipalities. Asks how the minister intends to avoid a cultural school crisis and ensure equal access for all children. Read the speech
- Welcomes that the leisure card can be used for cultural school fees. Criticizes that the government prioritizes lowering the snus tax over maintaining the state development grant. Asks what the minister specifically intends to do to ensure children's equal access to the cultural school. Read the speech
Rural area conditions: infrastructure, property tax and resources
- Want to highlight the need to strengthen the municipalities' economic conditions for an equal welfare. Ask if the state can take greater responsibility for a more equal resource distribution since municipalities with lower tax capacity have higher costs. Read the speech
- Asks how the Minister intends to create more equal conditions for the country's municipalities given the differing conditions and the increased costs resulting from sparsity. Argues that the current system reinforces the gap between city and countryside. Read the speech
Unemployment measures in Gävleborg: Arbetsförmedlingen funds
- Argues that state presence and relocation of agencies from Stockholm to Gävleborg creates jobs and strengthens the local labor market. Asks why the government does not want to take responsibility for increasing the state presence in more parts of Sweden. Read the speech
- Argues that previous governments have not done enough to strengthen the state's presence outside of Stockholm. Emphasizes that localization decisions contribute positively to regional development and hopes for a future agency establishment in Gävleborg. Read the speech
Cultural school grant halving and impact on children's leisure
- Highlights a survey showing that reduced state support leads to fewer student places and reduced development work. Criticizes the government's lack of compensation to the municipalities and asks if the minister still defends the halving of the development grant. Read the speech
- Argues that the Social Democrats do not want to halve the development grant and proposes twice as high state grants to the municipalities to strengthen the welfare. Criticizes the government's policy for delivering a double blow to the culture school through both reduced grants and under-compensated municipalities. Read the speech
Independence of cultural heritage institutions and arm's length
- Highlights events at Länsmuseet Gävleborg where the Sweden Democrats have expressed a desire to govern the museum's content. Criticizes that the Minister for Culture has not provided concrete proposals for measures and asks how the minister intends to act against the Sweden Democrats to ensure that the Tidö Agreement is upheld. Read the speech
- Underlines the importance of an arm's length distance and that the profession should decide artistic considerations. Argues that culture should be free to promote democracy and demands that the minister distance themselves from the Sweden Democrats' actions. Read the speech
Culture and leisure for children: state grants and sports
- Wants to maintain the development grant to the culture school and increase the general state grants to the municipalities. Argues that the government does not prioritize the sports movement and proposes an inquiry into a state sports facility fund. Read the speech
- Argues that there is a continued need for targeted initiatives to reach children and young people in rural areas and the countryside. Criticizes the government for not prioritizing resources for municipal culture and leisure, but instead choosing to lower taxes for high-income earners. Read the speech
- Argues that the municipal basic funding is at risk due to the government's prioritization of tax cuts for high-income earners. Criticizes that the member voted for a state budget that threatens the culture school and argues that the state must compensate the municipalities. Read the speech
- Asks what the leisure card should be usable for, including equipment and cultural associations. Means that an increased child benefit would have been better and criticizes that the government prioritizes bureaucracy over children's access to culture and sports. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the leisure card cannot be used for equipment. Argues that the government's limited state grants lead to increased fees for children and young people. Asks if the leisure card covers the needs and why the state grants to the cultural school and the sports movement have been reduced. Read the speech
LGBTQ+ rights: M proposes 10 million SEK for protection
- Criticizes that a Sweden Democrat chairman stopped a Lucia procession because a non-binary Lucia broke gender norms. Asks the minister if she shares the same view on hbtqi-plus persons and what she intends to do to secure their rights. Read the speech
- Thanks the minister for the clear answer. Argues that hbtq-plus persons' rights risk being left empty as long as the Sweden Democrats set the policy. Asks what the minister is doing to manage representatives in the government base and prevent discrimination. Read the speech
Culture, media, and leisure budget: 200m grant and museum fees
- Argues that the cultural school is important for equality and development. Criticizes the government's proposal to halve the development grant and instead wants to maintain the level at 200 million kronor as well as increase the general state grants to the municipalities. Read the speech
Cultural school funding: M defends budget, S claims underfunding
- Argues that the cultural school must be accessible on equal terms for all children. Criticizes that students in rural areas are shut out when teaching does not take place during the daytime and asks for the government's concrete solutions and funding for school transport. Read the speech
- Asks what the minister intends to do to save the cultural school and the students' opportunities for the activity. Argues that the cultural school has been of great benefit to the students' development and Sweden's role as a music export nation. Read the speech
Crime, infrastructure, economy, housing and climate debate
- Argues that the state must take greater responsibility for an equitable distribution of resources to level regional differences. Wants to increase state investments in roads and railways as well as increase the state's presence and service outside of major cities to counteract the effects of urbanization. Read the speech
- Argues that a functioning welfare state is a prerequisite for creating more jobs across the country. Asks about the new government's and the Moderaterna's concrete initiatives on state grants and municipal welfare. Read the speech
- Argues that we need investments in more education. Wants to ensure that there are resources for municipal learning centers, upper secondary school and higher education all over the country. Read the speech
Source: The Swedish Parliament. Kammarkoll is an independent service.