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Mattias Vepsä (S)

Member of the Riksdag · 132 speeches in 54 debates since 22 November 2022

What Mattias Vepsä 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. Welfare, school, migration and economy debate in Riksdag

    Allmänpolitisk debatt (forts. från prot. 7) · 15 October 2026

    • Highlights the rapid technological development within AI and its possibilities for healthcare and crime fighting. Argues that Sweden needs to increase the pace, invest in public education and increase knowledge on the AI issue. Read the speech
  2. Tax cuts for high-income earners and distribution of funds

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:575 om skattesänkningar för höginkomsttagare · 11 August 2026

    • Criticizes the government's tax policy for favoring high-income earners at the expense of families with children and the welfare system. Proposes that tax bonuses for the richest should be stopped and instead families with children's finances should be strengthened through, among other things, a doubled child allowance. Read the speech
    • Argues that the tax system favors high-income earners at the expense of the welfare system and those with lower incomes. Proposes that the child allowance be strengthened to facilitate things for families and asks about the government's plan for families with children who are struggling. Read the speech
    • Asks who is to be protected from the cost crisis. Criticizes that the Moderaterna want to lower taxes even though regions have been forced to raise them to safeguard welfare. Argues that money from tax cuts for high-income earners should be used for children's families' food and clothes. Read the speech
  3. Online crime recruitment: proposal for faster tools and laws

    Nya möjligheter att bekämpa onlinerekrytering · 17 June 2026

    • Welcomes the proposal and argues that the police need faster tools to combat digital recruitment to serious crime. Criticizes the government's policy and requests stronger preventive measures to break the new recruitment to the gangs. Read the speech
    • Argues that an evaluation is a normal part of the legislative process. Criticizes the government's policy for having led to a historically high new recruitment to the gangs and a sharp increase in young people's involvement in murders. Read the speech
    • Argues that gang crime is a long-standing problem that requires both policing tools and social interventions. Wants to build away inequality through investments in school and social services while the police are given sharpened tools. Read the speech
  4. Measures to stop criminals from running HVB homes

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:454 om åtgärder för att stoppa kriminella från att driva HVB-hem · 5 June 2026

    • Argues that gang criminals have infiltrated HVB homes through corporate structures and pose a risk to the safety of young people. Asks why establishments on the police's list of suspected criminal activities are still allowed to operate. Read the speech
    • Welcomes stricter requirements for permits and ownership review. Argues that municipalization of HVB activities is the solution to increase control and stop profit-maximizing actors. Proposes a mafia law for better cooperation and stricter penalties for serious economic crime. Read the speech
    • Argues that the privatization and marketization of HVB homes create avenues where criminals can access tax money. Proposes to municipalize HVB homes, introduce a Swedish mafia law, and tighten the penalties for serious economic crime. Read the speech
  5. Police tools for crimes by young offenders and biometric data

    Bättre möjligheter att utreda brott av unga lagöverträdare och några andra processrättsliga frågor · 3 June 2026

    • Supports the proposals for more powerful coercive measures for the police to investigate children under 15 years of age and break gang crime. Argues that the child's best interests must be considered and criticizes the government's failure to close the recruitment tap by proposing social investments and an increased child allowance. Read the speech
  6. Civil defense and recidivism: criminalizing escapes debate

    Ett förstärkt samhällsskydd och tydligare reaktioner vid återfall i brott · 1 June 2026

    • Welcomes the proposals on criminalization of escape, stricter residency regulations and increased focus on recidivism. Argues that the government has failed to stop gang recruitment and emphasizes the importance of meaningful occupation and program activities in prison. Read the speech
  7. Gang crime eradication strategy and recruitment measures

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:458 om uttalande om att utrota gängkriminaliteten de kommande fyra åren · 19 May 2026

    • Argues that the last four years have been a lost parliamentary term as the government has failed in preventive measures against gang recruitment. Criticizes the government's economic policy which has led to cuts in school and social services, which increases the gangs' opportunities to recruit children. Read the speech
  8. Stockholm police shortage: Government, S and SD debate safety

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:439 om brist på poliser i Stockholm · 30 April 2026

    • Demands an action plan to solve the police shortage in Stockholm. Criticizes the government for not having done enough and argues that Stockholm has not grown in step with other regions despite major challenges with gang crime. Read the speech
    • Argues that safety in Stockholm is improved through social interventions and preventive stay bans. Criticizes the government's underinvestment and calls for a shared responsibility where the state is responsible for police growth and the municipalities for local safety investments. Read the speech
    • Argues that more police officers are crucial to solving crime. Demands that the government stops lowering taxes for the richest and instead invests in school, social services and police to break gang recruitment. Read the speech
  9. Digital healthcare, economy, energy, and immigration debate

    Statsministerns frågestund · 16 April 2026

    • Criticizes the government for having given a misleading picture of reality by defending a healthcare company. Asks if the Prime Minister regrets that the government defended the now-convicted healthcare company despite it being convicted for systematic overbilling and lack of quality of care. Read the speech
  10. Criminal liability for attempted and preparatory acts expanded

    Ett utvidgat straffansvar för försök, förberedelse och stämpling till brott · 25 February 2026

    • Argues that the legislation must be updated to meet organized crime on digital platforms. Wants to expand criminal liability for preparation and branding to crimes in order to give the police better opportunities to intercept crimes earlier. Read the speech
  11. Remote-controlled police drones in Stockholm investment

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:302 om möjlighet till fjärrstyrda drönare för polisen i Stockholm · 16 February 2026

    • Argues that Stockholm needs drone stations to be able to quickly interrupt crime. Criticizes the government for not acting to close Bromma Airport and asks what the government is doing to enable drone operations in Stockholm. Read the speech
    • Argues that the safety work in Stockholm is yielding results and that there are resources and a willingness to establish drone stations. Asks whether the government intends to follow up on the lack of resources for drone operations. Read the speech
    • Argues that the fight against crime requires a breadth of measures. Urges the government to increase the pace and more clearly prioritize the introduction of drones in Stockholm. Read the speech
  12. Extended register checks for municipal employment proposals

    Utökade registerkontroller vid anställning i kommun · 28 January 2026

    • Welcomes the proposal for expanded register checks to strengthen society's resilience and protect vulnerable groups against organized crime. Criticizes the government's and the Sweden Democrats' cuts in municipal state grants as well as their failure to stop gang recruitment. Read the speech
  13. Gang crime, elderly care and criminal policy debate

    Frågestund · 27 November 2025

    • Questions about whether the Minister for Justice can guarantee that the Riksdag will be able to take a stand on new legislative proposals to address activity clubs. Argues that it is necessary to address the growth in the Nazi, far-right environment. Read the speech
  14. Fight against activity clubs and right-wing extremism

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:99 om bekämpningen av aktivklubbarna · 14 November 2025

    • Argues that the far-right threat is growing in scope and requires faster concrete measures. Wants the state to take responsibility for a national mapping of the activity clubs' growth and asks if the minister is ready to review the law on secret corporate activities. Read the speech
    • Argues that the activist clubs are growing and spreading Nazi ideology. Criticizes that the government is delaying the review of legislation regarding secret corps activities to stop paramilitary groups. Read the speech
    • Proposes reviewing the laws on secret intelligence activities to combat today's threats. Criticizes the government for it having taken a long time to finish discussing far-right extremism and asks if they consider that a constitutional amendment is required. Read the speech
  15. Electronic monitoring for prison sentences to reduce recidivism

    Utökade möjligheter att verkställa fängelsestraff med elektronisk övervakning · 5 November 2025

    • Argues that expanded electronic surveillance frees up capacity in Kriminalvården and creates better conditions for fewer people committing serious crimes. Moves for approval of the proposal as it reduces the risk of recidivism and strengthens rehabilitation. Read the speech
  16. Activity clubs and violent extremism: M's focus on radicalization

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:52 om aktivklubbar · 17 October 2025

    • Argues that martial arts clubs are part of a global movement where young people practice martial arts to increase their violence capital and carry out Nazi ideas. Asks if it is time for further concrete approaches against this threat. Read the speech
    • Argues that more resources are needed to strengthen knowledge about far-right environments. Asks if the government is considering updating the legislation, for example by using the law on secret activities, in order to be able to work more proactively. Read the speech
    • Is ready to cooperate regarding the legislative work to meet the threat. Argues that activist clubs have acted as a civil guard and are prepared to use violence to influence and intimidate. Read the speech
  17. Swedish mafia law: collective liability and gang crimes

    Svar på interpellation 2025/26:32 om en svensk maffialag · 17 October 2025

    • Criticizes the government's attitude towards crime fighting and argues that the public sector is leaking money due to lack of control during privatizations. Proposes a mafia law to access the criminal economy and wants to roll back privatizations. Read the speech
    • Argues that one must address the losses in the welfare state since criminals are still allowed to run businesses. Asks the government what sharp proposals are planned to combat economic crime linked to the mafia and organized crime. Read the speech
  18. Question Time: Eating disorders, Gaza genocide, and inflation

    Frågestund · 18 September 2025

    • Argues that child poverty is highest in the Nordic countries and that material poverty is growing due to the government's policy. Asks if the Deputy Prime Minister can guarantee that child poverty will not increase with the proposed construction of the benefit ceiling. Read the speech
  19. Measures against far-right extremism and radicalization in Sweden

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:635 om åtgärder mot hotet från högerextremismen · 16 May 2025

    • Criticizes a Member of Parliament's statements that contribute to polarization and fuel hostility. Asks if the Minister for Justice is ready to take a stand against this behavior. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government should express disapproval of polarizing statements. Criticizes cuts to public education and requests concrete measures, such as background checks for local rentals, to strengthen community life against extremism. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the description of the education of the people leaking like a sieve and argues that the same rhetoric should be used to combat welfare crime. Welcomes the opportunity to strengthen background checks to counter recruitment to extremism. Read the speech
  20. Municipal right of first refusal for strategic properties

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:645 om kommunal förköpsrätt till strategiska fastigheter · 16 May 2025

    • Argues that a broader municipal right of first refusal is an important instrument to counter segregation and insecurity. Criticizes that the previous right of first refusal act was abolished and argues that the management of properties is crucial for pushing back crime. Read the speech
    • Argues that municipalities need clearer legislation and tools to act proactively against crime and unscrupulous property managers. Criticizes the government for prioritizing private profit interests over public safety and asks for a timeline for the right of first refusal. Read the speech
    • Argues that a broader approach is needed to counter criminal organizations' use of properties for money laundering. Criticizes that the government lacks a timetable for the investigation despite its importance for the municipalities' safety work. Read the speech
  21. Secret coercive measures 2023: police tools and reporting

    Redovisning av användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel under 2023 · 15 May 2025

    • Welcomes that the government has appointed an inquiry to obtain a comprehensive picture of the use of secret coercive measures, but criticizes that it took too long. Argues that crime fighting requires both technical tools and an increased local police presence. Read the speech
    • Argues that violence and recruitment to gangs are increasing during the government's time. Wants to break the new recruitment by giving social services, schools and families better resources and criticizes the government's prioritization of the school. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government has been constructive regarding secret coercive measures. Criticizes that the opposition has chosen tax cuts for high-income earners instead of strengthening the school and social services to counter gang recruitment. Read the speech
  22. Combating online extremism: police powers and BankID links

    Svar på interpellationerna 2024/25:598 och 611 om bekämpning av extremism och våldsnätverk online · 25 April 2025

    • Argues that it is urgent to mark the seriousness regarding children's exposure to hate and radicalization online. Asks if the government sees a need for limitations on anonymous accounts and the introduction of ID checks. Read the speech
    • Repeats the question of linking social media accounts to physical persons via BankID to counter extremism. Criticizes the government's economic policy and argues that savings in schools, leisure activities, and social services hinder preventive work. Argues that the government is powerless when it comes to closing the recruitment tap. Asks if the government intends to proceed with the anonymity issue and allocate funds to strengthen preventive measures. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's economic policy for harming the school and its role as a protective factor against extremism. Argues that anonymity on social media enables trolling activities and recruitment of children, and therefore proposes ID checks for creating accounts. Read the speech
  23. Stockholm police plan: M proposes wage hikes to EU average

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:535 om långsiktig plan för fler poliser i Stockholm · 4 April 2025

    • Criticizes that the government does not give a straight answer on where the long-term plan for more permanent police officers in Stockholm is. Argues that there is a shortage of approximately 1,000 police officers in Stockholm. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government's initiatives are too far in the future and do not solve the current challenges. Criticizes that a lack of housing and welfare in Stockholm makes it difficult for police officers to move there. Read the speech
    • Argues that safety in Stockholm is improving and that the number of open drug scenes has decreased. Emphasizes that both more police and a functioning welfare system are required to break the gangs' development. Read the speech
  24. Youth crime boards: Government attitude and Tidöavtalet test

    Svar på interpellationerna 2024/25:347 och 352 om ungdomskriminalitetsnämnder · 11 March 2025

    • Asks whether the government has dismissed the proposal on youth crime boards entirely or if it will proceed with it. Argues that the government should promote preventive activities and leisure activities to close the recruitment pipeline to the gangs. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government is not prepared to trial youth crime boards to reach children in the risk zone early. Asks where the investments that were supposed to support municipalities and families are and wants that young people should have the right to interventions. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government and the Social Democrats can cooperate to counter organized crime. Wants the state to invest more money in equipping vulnerable schools, strengthening social services and closing the police shortage. Read the speech
  25. Criminal statute of limitations: age 18 start and periods

    En modern straffrättslig preskriptionslagstiftning · 26 February 2025

    • Supports the proposal to modernize the prescription legislation to provide redress for crime victims and ensure consequences for serious crime. Argues that the prescription period for crimes against children should be counted from the age of 18 to enable prosecution. Read the speech
  26. Children's and youth sports costs: KD creates 100m SEK support

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:325 om kostnader för barn- och ungdomsidrotten · 24 January 2025

    • Argues that the government has failed to protect families with children from increased costs for leisure activities. Asks how the government will act now to ensure that all children have the right to participate in sports. Read the speech
    • Confirms that it is a terrible development when children cannot participate in sports due to economic reasons. Argues that the government should prioritize increased child allowance and student grants over tax bonuses for the richest to provide relief here and now. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's paralysis regarding increased costs for families with children. Wants to increase investments for paraidrotten and proposes a leadership initiative of 200 million kronor to create more leaders and activities. Read the speech
  27. Police presence and resource distribution in Sweden

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:268 om polisiär närvaro i hela landet · 17 January 2025

    • Argues that the government is pursuing a Stockholm-hostile policy that prioritizes high-income earners at the expense of municipalities and regions. Asks when the government will pursue a Stockholm-positive policy and resolve the shortage of a thousand police officers in the capital. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government does not see the need to solve the problems of Stockholm's residents. Asks when the thousand missing police officers in the Stockholm region can be on site. Suggests that the government should give all municipalities a chance to reduce gang recruitment and violence by increasing the police presence in Stockholm. Read the speech
  28. Criminal liability for psychological violence and stricter penalties

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:213 om straffansvar för psykiskt våld · 2 December 2024

    • Asks whether it is reasonable that a controlling man can easily block a woman's passport and that the woman should bear the economic costs. Also asks whether the government is considering clearer instructions to the police, financial compensation and more tools in the crime victim legislation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the image of the government starting from scratch and argues that the Social Democrats have laid the foundation for much of the current legislative work. Asks if the government has more tools and will present more legislative products. Read the speech
    • Argues that previous governments have tightened penalties and introduced strict consent legislation. Asks whether the government will guarantee the municipalities' finances so that they can combat men's violence against women in practice. Read the speech
  29. Work against illicit influence from criminal networks

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:106 om arbetet mot otillåten påverkan · 5 November 2024

  30. Criminals running HVB homes: M and S demand tougher control

    Svar på interpellation 2024/25:78 om kriminella som driver HVB-hem · 24 October 2024

    • Criticizes that the government is not doing enough to stop serious crime and the fully privatized welfare. Asks what the government intends to do so that the police's tasks regarding criminal HVB owners shall be shared with the municipalities. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government must turn off the tap for welfare crime and demands answers on how the market should be regulated. Criticizes the lack of transparency in the fully privatized market due to secrecy laws and a lax attitude towards welfare companies. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government is not doing enough to build up school and leisure activities despite massive tax cuts for the richest. Suggests that the public sector should run HVB homes to ensure society's control. Read the speech
  31. Measures to stop anonymous social media accounts

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:765 om åtgärder för att stoppa hemliga konton på sociala medier · 11 June 2024

    • Asks the government what is being done to stop secret troll factories and accounts used to spread disinformation. Argues that these hidden accounts undermine democracy and create hatred towards politicians. Read the speech
    • Argues that the Sweden Democrats have for several years used anonymous accounts to spread hate and threats against both politicians and civil society. Asks the minister how the dialogue within the government constellation works after a text message from the Sweden Democrats. Read the speech
    • Argues that the Social Democrats have not run organized troll factories and criticizes the comparison with individual employees. Argues that the government should have acted more forcefully to stop the Sweden Democrats' secret accounts. Read the speech
  32. Measures to prevent Nazi attacks and manage violent extremism

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:731 om åtgärder för att förhindra nazistattacker · 17 May 2024

    • Argues that hate and threat activities in the far-right environment are growing and threaten civil society. Asks for concrete measures and clearer information on how the government intends to protect democratic meetings and organizations. Read the speech
    • Argues that right-wing extremism is growing in tandem with militant Islamist extremism and that the threat should be taken more seriously. Asks if the minister shares the authorities' view that right-wing extremists use subversive activities to intimidate and silence democratic voices. Read the speech
    • Argues that the Minister for Justice bears the primary responsibility for the strategy against extremism. Criticizes the government's cooperation with a party that uses troll factories and asks if the government will shut down these operations. Read the speech
  33. Young offenders: crime prevention, school funding and freedom

    Unga lagöverträdare · 22 April 2024

    • Argues that segregation and lack of resources in school and welfare create a breeding ground for gang recruitment. Wants to build a stronger society with positive upbringing environments, invest in ankle bracelets and adult support as well as eased confidentiality rules to break the recruitment. Read the speech
    • Argues that everyone should be able to move freely and safely through a housing policy that builds away barriers. Criticizes bourgeois policy that allows the welfare state to decay and asks if the government's priorities are acceptable. Read the speech
    • Argues that municipalities must take a collective responsibility for the reception of refugees. Proposes that segregation be broken through increased housing production, removal of the profit motive in schools, and more efficient use of welfare funds. Read the speech
    • Asks which parts of the government's budget are considered preventive and argues that school, social services and healthcare were underfunded in the budget. Also asks whether the government parties will support the municipalities in the current welfare crisis. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government's budget is not sufficient for children in economically vulnerable families. Asks whether the government will act now to provide support to the children who have it toughest. Read the speech
  34. Security zones for organized crime: parties split on proposal

    Säkerhetszoner · 10 April 2024

    • Criticizes that the bill lacks clarity and that its effectiveness has not been proven. Argues that the vagueness of the legislation risks creating mistrust towards the police and that the negative effects could outweigh the expected benefits. Read the speech
    • Argues that safety requires a holistic perspective with cooperation between police, school, and social services rather than a one-sided fixation on tougher measures. Criticizes that the bill was hastily prepared and asks for answers to criticism from referral bodies. Read the speech
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    • Means that the security zones will soon enter into force. Criticizes the lack of transparency and civil society's participation in the legislative work and suggests that the police should provide a receipt during a search to strengthen legal certainty. Read the speech
    • Argues that the legislation entails greater risks than benefits and should be rejected. Proposes that the Police Act be amended to clarify possibilities to scrutinize persons with links to gangs and emphasizes the importance of breaking the gangs' supply chain. Read the speech
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    • Criticizes that the opponent paints objections to the bill as if one dislikes the police. Argues that the opponent's example is incorrect as JO found that the police acted according to the law. Asks if the opponent considers it wrong to discuss discrimination. Read the speech
    • Argues that it is important to help the police by mobilizing the entire society. Wants the police to have a strong local anchoring and be visible on the streets instead of solely focusing on the repressive. Read the speech
  35. Social services role in gang recruitment and new Act funding

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:517 om socialtjänstens roll i arbetet med att bryta rekryteringen till gängen · 22 March 2024

    • Argues that the social services need long-term conditions to break gang recruitment. Criticizes that Stockholm has lost 18 million kronor in transition funds and demands an answer as to why the decision was made without prior notification. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government has changed the calculation model without dialogue with SKR or the municipalities. Argues that the government has cut funding from Socialstyrelsen and calls for a government that has dialogue with the municipalities in important issues. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government has lacked dialogue with SKR regarding the distribution of the state grant. Asks if the Minister considers the current distribution reasonable since it hits Stockholm hard. Read the speech
  36. Economic situation in regions and municipalities 2025-2026

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:583 om den ekonomiska situationen i regioner och kommuner · 15 March 2024

    • Questions whether the government will take measures and deliver long-term decisions to meet the cost crisis. Criticizes the government's innovation policy and passivity when welfare is hit by layoffs and budget deficits. Read the speech
    • Criticizes the government's lack of decisiveness and argues that they give saving tips to ordinary people while simultaneously facilitating deductions for those who can afford them. Argues that the welfare system risks being driven deeper into the crisis. Read the speech
  37. Economic barriers to children's sports: KD 2bn and tax cuts

    Svar på interpellationerna 2023/24:471 och 514 om ekonomiska hinder för barns idrottsdeltagande · 8 March 2024

    • Argues that economic barriers and class differences mean that children in socioeconomically weak areas are excluded from sports. Wants the government to use money to lower fees, increase participation, or strengthen the child allowance. Asks whether the leisure card covers hidden fees such as equipment and travel. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that tax cuts are eaten up by increased living costs and inflation. Argues that the leisure card's budget funds should be used to double Idrottsklivet in neglected areas, finance municipal facilities, or facilitate transport to activities. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government and the Sweden Democrats have prioritized tax cuts for high-income earners over welfare. Wants the money instead to be used to reduce fees so that more children can participate in sports. Read the speech
  38. Police growth and safety measures in Stockholm region

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:516 om poliser i Stockholmsregionen · 8 March 2024

    • Argues that Stockholm lacks police compared to the rest of the country and demands answers on how the government will ensure police growth there. Criticizes that the government is driving the municipalities into a welfare crisis while simultaneously demanding increased responsibility for safety. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that investments in security guards are made at the expense of social workers and the school. Argues that the government must combine tough police interventions with a strong welfare system and solve the housing shortage to attract police officers to Stockholm. Read the speech
    • Argues that uniformed police are most important for safety. Criticizes the government's cuts in welfare and protective factors against crime. Emphasizes the importance of combining police actions with preventive measures. Read the speech
  39. Children's right to leisure and culture: state grants and tax

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:371 om alla barns och ungas rätt till en aktiv fritid och kultur · 1 February 2024

    • Criticizes that the government stands passive in the face of inflation and prioritizes tax cuts for the richest instead of saving children's and young people's opportunities for active leisure. Asks if the minister will implement investments for increased participation. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the government's underfunding of culture in schools and cuts in public education threaten children's and young people's right to culture. Argues that tax cuts for the wealthiest are prioritized over the culture's infrastructure. Read the speech
    • Argues that it is ordinary people who take the biggest hits in the crisis. Criticizes the government's policy as municipalities and institutions are forced to save on culture and leisure, and demands immediate measures instead of future promises. Read the speech
  40. Preventive stay-away orders to combat gang crime

    Preventiva vistelseförbud · 24 January 2024

    • Argues that the legislation must be accompanied by legal certainty and clear evaluations to avoid discrimination and restricted freedom of movement for young people. Criticizes the government's short-sightedness and argues that crime prevention requires long-term investments in school and leisure activities instead of driving municipalities into a welfare crisis. Read the speech
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    • Argues that the criminal policy has been tightened and led to more prosecutions. Requests that the government conducts an evaluation of the new legislation and wants the municipalities to receive financial support to save the crime prevention work. Read the speech
  41. Security threats and delayed NATO membership measures

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:294 om åtgärder med anledning av skärpt säkerhetshot och försenat Natomedlemskap · 18 January 2024

    • Criticizes that the Sweden Democrats' hate rhetoric and division reduces Sweden's security and affects the Nato membership. Asks if the government sees the connection between this and the Nato membership and suggests that the government should create order and clarity in Swedish politics. Read the speech
    • Challenges the Foreign Minister to address questions about the security threat that has arisen due to the Sweden Democrats' statements. Argues that the government and the Moderates should have acted more sharply and taken a clearer distance from these statements. Read the speech
  42. Right-wing extremism in gaming and online radicalization

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:248 om högerextremism i gamingvärlden · 18 December 2023

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    • Argues that the reach of right-wing extremism online is a major threat and that influence techniques are used to recruit to extreme environments. Asks how the discussion on legislation for gaming and social media platforms is proceeding in the EU. Read the speech
    • Argues that it is unacceptable for right-wing extremists to spread hate or recruit children online. Wants to see a high pace of reform in the legislative work to combat this. Read the speech
  43. Gang criminals running businesses and welfare system measures

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:247 om åtgärder för att hindra gängkriminella från att driva företag · 18 December 2023

    • Agrees with the government's measures but argues that there is a long way to go before criminals' financing is choked off. Argues that the welfare systems are an open tap for tax money due to free freedom of establishment and lack of control. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government is not doing enough to achieve order and control in the welfare system. Criticizes that the government, while simultaneously wanting to combat gang crime, proposes changes that increase the vulnerability in the welfare systems. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government should have compensated the regions for rising costs due to inflation. Asks what the government intends to do to stop the leakage from welfare and plug the holes that gang criminals exploit. Read the speech
  44. Terrorist sympathies in parliamentary parties and Hamas

    Svar på interpellation 2023/24:144 om terrorsympatier inom riksdagspartier · 11 December 2023

    • Denies that there are Hamas sympathizers in the party and emphasizes that they have pushed for terror legislation. Criticizes the Sweden Democrats' links to right-wing extremism and asks the government what initiatives are required to handle the threat from Islamophobic statements. Read the speech
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  45. Welfare funding distribution and tax policy for high earners

    (forts. från § 7) Svar på interpellation 2022/23:323 om ökade medel till välfärden · 25 May 2023

    • Argues that the Social Democrats doubled the funding for welfare in their budget alternative. Criticizes the government's tax cuts for high-income earners which affect welfare and demands clear announcements regarding supplements to municipalities and regions. Read the speech
  46. Welfare funding distribution and resource needs in Sweden

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:323 om ökade medel till välfärden · 25 May 2023

    • Criticizes the government's nonchalant attitude towards the increasing costs in welfare and argues that the government has chosen to prioritize tax cuts for high-income earners over necessary resources for municipalities and schools. Asks whether the children and teachers are to bear the costs of inflation. Read the speech
    • Argues that the government is nonchalant in not investing more resources in welfare and crime prevention. Criticizes that the government prioritizes large tax cuts over investments in welfare and asks if they will stop profit extraction from the welfare sector. Read the speech
  47. Prison and Probation Service funding and Ukrainian refugees

    Frågestund · 11 May 2023

    • Argues that organized crime infiltrates public procurement and harms municipalities' finances. Asks whether the government will support municipalities and regions in the fight against serious organized crime and fraud. Read the speech
  48. Sweden's preparedness against right-wing extremism and security

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:220 om Sveriges beredskap mot högerextremism och hot mot rikets säkerhet · 21 April 2023

  49. Criminal law: tightening penalties and life sentences

    Straffrättsliga frågor · 15 March 2023

    • Argues that the government's focus on repressive measures is incomplete and requires more preventive measures as well as social investments to break gang recruitment. Wants to tighten penalties for gang-related crime, criminalize psychological violence and introduce a specific basis for increased penalties for hate crimes against women. Read the speech
  50. Prison and Probation Service conditions and resources debate

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:180 om medarbetarnas villkor i Kriminalvården · 17 February 2023

    • Criticizes the government's focus on increased penalties and incapacitation at the expense of rehabilitation. Argues that a one-sided policy risks increasing recidivism and affects both the staff and the inmates. Read the speech
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  51. Search zones and legal certainty: M wants time-limited zones

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:151 om visitationszoner och rättssäkerheten · 10 February 2023

    • Highlights an example of how visitation zones can lead to racist checks and affect trust in the police. Asks the minister what should be done so that more people feel trust in the police. Read the speech
    • Criticizes that the tone of the Tidö Agreement targets certain groups and questions whether the proposal is compatible with the constitution and human rights. Argues that constant searches create a "us-and-them" society and that the government's solutions only address parts of the problem. Asks if the minister agrees that more needs to be done to increase trust. Read the speech
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  52. More police in Stockholm: M wants EU average, S wants 50,000

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:149 om insatser för fler poliser i Stockholm · 10 February 2023

    • Argues that Sweden needs more police and wants to reach the goal of 50,000 employees by 2032. Asks how the government plans to increase the number of police in Stockholm and ensure police presence in the rest of the country. Read the speech
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    • Argues that a state housing policy is important so that police officers can live a good life in Stockholm. Wants the government to soon present an action plan to reach the goal of more police officers. Read the speech
  53. Labor immigration, aid, climate policy and crime debate

    Frågestund · 9 February 2023

    • Asks which statement from the government base actually applies regarding the police commissioner's resignation and what influence the Sweden Democrats have over the appointing power in a security-politically serious situation. Read the speech
  54. Search zones and police trust: M supports limited use, S warns

    Svar på interpellation 2022/23:25 om visitationszoner och förtroendet för polisen · 22 November 2022

    • Argues that the expansion of the police and preventive measures are crucial for safety. Criticizes stop-and-search zones as they risk criminalizing ordinary people and infringing on privacy without increasing trust or the police's reach. Read the speech
    • Argues that visitation zones risk creating a trust gap and that both guilty and innocent people in vulnerable areas can become subjects of visitation. Criticizes that the proposal lacks the police's support as well as support from experience and research. Read the speech
    • Argues that the need to combat serious crime must be balanced with reducing inequalities and creating equal opportunities. Criticizes the lack of clear evaluations of the effects of visitation zones and instead advocates for preventive work and relationship building. Read the speech

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