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Mats Arkhem (SD)

Former member of the Riksdag · 10 speeches in 6 debates since 19 April 2023

What Mats Arkhem 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.

1. Rules on state employee dismissal and trade union rights

   Regler om avstängning av statligt anställda · 5 November 2025

   • Proposes approval of the committee's proposal and rejection of the motions from Vänsterpartiet and Miljöpartiet. Argues that basic provisions on the legal status of state employees should be in law and that trade union organizations can cause delays in urgent matters. Read the speech

2. Labor law: statutory reduction of working hours and platform economy

   Arbetsrätt och arbetstid · 5 June 2025

   • Opposeses increased EU influence over labor market policy and wants to preserve the Swedish model. Argues that working hours are best managed by the parties and proposes that the government act for a national exemption from the EU's working time directive. Read the speech
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   • Rejects that the party is seen as pro-EU. Argues that the party is skeptical of EU influence and cannot imagine having agreed to anything that harms Swedish companies or wage earners. Read the speech
   • Argues that it is up to the parties in the labor market to decide how people should work, not the politicians. Points out that a reduction in working hours has already occurred through an extended parental leave rather than through fewer hours per week. Read the speech
   • Wants to appoint an inquiry to see what it concludes. Argues that shorter working hours can lead to lower wages and pensions and that the costs of shortening working hours are shared between companies, employees and customers. Read the speech

3. Prison and Probation Service treatment and resource shortages

   Riksrevisionens rapport om Kriminalvårdens behandlingsverksamhet · 13 February 2025

   • Argues that effective treatment activities are crucial for reducing recidivism and increasing society's safety. Criticizes that previous governments did not foresee the need for more institutions and staff, which has led to overcrowding and lack of efficiency. Read the speech

4. Correctional services expansion and overcrowding in Sweden

   Kriminalvårdsfrågor · 22 April 2024

   • Argues that severe overcrowding in prisons and detention centers harms the staff's working environment. Proposes that the appropriation to Kriminalvården should be increased significantly and that cost-effective solutions abroad should be investigated for foreign citizens. Read the speech

5. Gang violence, school cuts and sentencing debate in Riksdag

   Frågestund · 18 April 2024

   • Asks whether it is time to tighten the legislation regarding waste management due to deficiencies in current laws and that the management has become a foothold for criminals. Proposes that the management should be subject to a permit requirement and that bans are introduced against landfills in water protection areas. Read the speech

6. Criminal justice: stricter sentences, recidivism and education

   Kriminalvårdsfrågor · 19 April 2023

   • Notes that Sweden suffers from an unsustainable overcrowding in prisons and detention centers. Wants to investigate flexibility in ownership forms for the prison estate, rent places abroad and review possibilities for camera surveillance in the cells. Read the speech

Source: The Swedish Parliament. Kammarkoll is an independent service.