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Patrik Jönsson (SD)
What Patrik Jönsson 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.
Municipal port activities and corporatization law debate
- Proposes approval of the committee's proposal. Argues that corporatization does not threaten preparedness or supply and points out that Social Democratic municipalities already use corporate form. Asks if the opposition intends to go against the EU. Read the speech
- Argues that the corporatization of ports is easy to implement without affecting operations. Points out that it is necessary to follow EU rules because in-house management involves an undue advantage. Read the speech
- Argues that the corporatization will not lead to ports being closed down. Claims that the corporate form works well and that the law is necessary to avoid EU fines. Read the speech
Railway and transport investments: SD, M and MP debate plans
- Wants to close loopholes in the transport service act and proposes that Trafikverket be divided up to return to sight-based speed. Criticizes increased track fees for rail freight and argues that the conditions for rail freight traffic should be strengthened. Read the speech
- Confirms that he has recorded the stretch between Maria and Helsingborg and criticizes that the Social Democrats have done nothing for the stretch during their eight years in power. Argues that the Social Democrats previously governed with the Green Party's policy. Read the speech
- Criticizes the Social Democrats for having left behind a maintenance debt of 90 billion. Assures that the Maria–Helsingborg stretch will be included in the national plan and emphasizes that the government is working to pay off the debt. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the problem has not been handled correctly by previous governments and expresses sorrow that people with disabilities have been affected. Hopes that the situation can be solved together regardless of future governments. Read the speech
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- Criticizes that the Center Party has allowed the maintenance debt to grow over eight years. Asks what the Center Party proposes for concrete improvements if they are given to govern the next mandate period. Read the speech
- Criticizes the Center Party for having supported high-speed trains and argues that it is more important to do the right things than to just provide money. Points out that the maintenance debt of 90 billion was handed over to the government. Read the speech
Cycling infrastructure: SD wants goal to double traffic
- Argues that the fear of bicycle thefts hinders development and wants to increase the customs' resources to stop stolen goods. Proposes to investigate a national bicycle register, harmonize the regulations for bicycle passages and reintroduce traffic schools. Read the speech
- Argues that a national bicycle register is welcome but should be investigated. Asks if it is possible to carry out at a state level and questions whether the costs would exceed the value of the stolen bicycles. Read the speech
- Argues that a bicycle register could be established at a reasonable cost. It could make thefts more difficult and increase the chances of finding the bicycle's owner. Read the speech
Electricity prices, housing, crime and migration policy
- Asks whether the minister intends to take measures to improve winter road maintenance. Criticizes that lack of road maintenance causes accidents and total stoppages that damage the business community and society. Read the speech
Sweden digitalization, AI development and postal service debate
- Praises the successes in the broadband expansion but criticizes the lack of mobile coverage along roads and railways. Argues that Sweden is falling behind in AI and suggests that the government enters a state of high alert. Expresses concern over the decommissioning of 2G and 3G networks and demands that the decommissioning does not occur at the expense of people's lives and health. Emphasizes the importance of a functioning postal service for the social mission and in crisis situations and warns that Sweden should not follow Denmark's example of abolishing postal delivery. Read the speech
Road traffic and vehicle issues: maintenance debt and speed limits
- Proposes approval of reservation 18. Argues that the road maintenance debt should be erased through increased appropriations and advocates for a return to old speed limits. Criticizes distance measurement via the ATK system and requests better winter road maintenance. Read the speech
Cycling policy: S wants to double traffic by 2035
- Proposes approval of the reservation on a uniform regulatory framework for bicycle passages and bicycle crossings as well as uniform coloring of bicycle lanes. Argues that municipalities should build safer parking spaces and wants to re-establish traffic schools to teach children traffic rules. Read the speech
Svevia and Infranord: Audit Office report on state control
- Argues that the corporatization failed to strengthen the commissioning competence and that competence was lost when the consultancy activities were sold off. Suggests that the maintenance should be brought back under state control by having the companies merge into a railway authority or road authority. Read the speech
- Wants to reclaim maintenance under state control to regain client competence and in-house competence. Criticizes the sale of the consultancy business and argues that it has cost the state and the taxpayers a lot of money. Read the speech
- Argues that the infrastructure has deteriorated under the current government and criticizes a previous investigation into state maintenance which was deficient. Wants to re-establish state maintenance, allocate more money and streamline to create a safer society. Read the speech
Railway maintenance and investment: M, C, and V proposals
- Proposes approval of the reservation regarding public transport on water. Criticizes Trafikverket's inefficiency and high cost increases and suggests that the organization be divided into road and rail authorities. Argues that public transport on water should be promoted and that track gaps should be handled with speed limits instead of traffic stops. Wants to accelerate the work with heavier trains and advocates for an upgrade of Ostkustbanan to double track. Read the speech
Infrastructure funding: KD favors roads, S and V want rail
- Applauds the economic framework and wants to get the maintenance debt back on track. Criticizes the Transport Administration's organization and proposes that competence be brought back in-house. Also wants to reform the procurement model for winter road maintenance. Read the speech
- Asks if the member shares the view that approximately 1,500–2,000 switches are worn out and need to be replaced. Read the speech
- Argues that the maintenance debt for roads and railways has swollen under the rule of the Social Democrats and the Green Party. Criticizes that the cost of replacing track switches has increased sharply while the staff numbers at Trafikverket increased significantly. Read the speech
Infrastructure and transport: SD, S, and M debate 2025 budget
- Proposes approval of the committee's proposal. Argues that it is crucial to prioritize projects with high social benefit and that the maintenance debt must be addressed to avoid future cost increases. Criticizes the opposition's proposal as increasing costs for motorists and hauliers. Read the speech
- Argues that infrastructure projects have historically been cheap due to low construction costs and the availability of labor. Emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the right projects as it is expensive and difficult to secure funds. Read the speech
- Wants to prioritize infrastructure and maintenance to facilitate commuting. Criticizes the Social Democrats' previous vision of an expensive high-speed facility that would take resources from healthcare and school and notes a lack of cost control. Read the speech
- Asks if the added 4 billion are sufficient to reach the broadband goal. Argues that the question of charging points can be considered settled. Answers that the climate goals require tough measures and more charging points as well as that gasoline and diesel will become more expensive. Read the speech
- Argues that there are more cost-effective ways than fiber to achieve good broadband coverage. Asks if 20 billion kronor is justified and emphasizes that climate goals must be reached within the limits of realism. Read the speech
- Answers no to being satisfied with 10–15 percent and argues that the authority is too large and should be divided. Criticizes the current system and argues that the climate goals must be reached within reasonable limits. Read the speech
- Criticizes the Green Party's proposal to increase the costs for gasoline, diesel, and aviation. Argues that the electric car policy is unreasonable for those who drive little and that the proposal harms the country's growth. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the Green Party's proposal implies increased taxes on aviation, gasoline, and diesel. Argues that investments in electrofuels are not feasible and warns that the proposed economic equations lead to extreme inflation. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the Green Party allocates large sums to projects that have not functioned. Argues that the Green Party is responsible for expensive electricity and risks the operational security of the electricity grid. Asks how transport can become cheaper when taxes on aviation, gasoline, and diesel are raised. Read the speech
Commercial transport clamping: inspection, 36h limit, police
- Proposes approval of the proposition. Argues that the current time limit of 36 hours for impounding is ineffective and proposes a new law without a time limit. Also proposes a specific, independent unit within the police for inspections of commercial traffic. Read the speech
Cycling infrastructure: national goals, tax deductions and paths
- Proposes approval of reservation 11 to harmonize the regulations for bicycle passages and bicycle crossings. Argues that resources should be allocated to guarded bicycle parking, the customs' capabilities should be strengthened, and laws regarding power limits for heavy electric bicycles as well as the construction of separated bicycle paths should be changed. Read the speech
Railway maintenance and management: private vs state model
- Criticizes that Trafikverket has swelled with office staff instead of performing maintenance. Asks about the poor management of Trafikverket as well as whether the expansion of high-speed trains can be justified given that most journeys are local. Read the speech
- Criticizes the Social Democrats' previous investments in high-speed railways as unnecessary and expensive. Argues that the maintenance debt is due to the fact that money for maintenance has been used for office services and quality fees instead of the tracks. Read the speech
- Proposes approval of the reservation regarding the restoration of railway maintenance. Criticizes Trafikverket for unprofessional conduct, lack of maintenance, and poor planning. Suggests dividing Trafikverket into a road authority and a rail authority as well as reducing the number of employees. Read the speech
- Argues that the party has good proposals on how railway maintenance and Trafikverket should be organized. Criticizes the Social Democrats' previous proposals as not having been good enough. Read the speech
- Proposes to bring half of the maintenance, primarily the main lines, back under state control. Argues that maintenance outside state control should be corrected to larger areas and longer contracts. Read the speech
- Argues that the cooperation in the Tidösamarbetet means working for the best possible policy for the infrastructure. Points out that political cooperation involves compromises and that the party would have implemented drastic measures if they had had a majority. Read the speech
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Railway capacity and maintenance: market vs state control
- Wants to re-establish railway maintenance and split Trafikverket into road works and rail works. Argues that Trafikverket must be required to provide an action program to replace substandard rails and criticizes the current planning system MPK. Read the speech
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- Rejects that the organization of authorities constitutes ministerial rule. Moves for approval of the reservation that parts of the maintenance corresponding to Infranord's share be nationalized. Argues that it is reasonable to do this in contiguous corridors. Read the speech
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- Criticizes that the debate has shifted from railway issues to tax cuts. Argues that the Social Democrats have not chosen to bring maintenance back under state control despite their power and requests a clear proposal regarding state maintenance. Read the speech
- Argues that maintenance must be re-municipalized to secure competence and career paths. Also advocates for Trafikverket to be divided into a road authority and a rail authority to solve long-term problems. Read the speech
- Argues that the opponent's proposal is vague. Wants to re-centralize the maintenance by taking over Infranord's share in state ownership. Proposes that Trafikverket be divided into road works and rail works to secure expertise. Read the speech
Road safety: police presence, GPS, and A-traktor speed limits
Cycling issues: traffic safety, climate goals and cycle paths
- Requests approval of reservation 7 to align the regulations for bicycle passages and bicycle crossings. Argues that cyclists are an unprotected group who are often seriously injured in traffic. Suggests that bicycle crossings be converted into bicycle passages where cyclists must yield. Wants the coloring of bicycle lanes to be standardized in all municipalities. Argues that society should help children learn traffic rules, for example through traffic play schools. Criticizes that no concrete proposals have been presented to make the road law less rigid for detached bicycle paths. Wants municipalities to have greater opportunities to handle incorrectly parked rental bicycles and electric scooters. Suggests that the power limit of 250 watts for electric scooters should remain. Argues that bicycle thefts affect the desire to cycle. Suggests that the law on camera surveillance should be more permissive at bicycle parking areas and that the customs' resources should be strengthened. Read the speech
- Argues that the unprotected road user should take responsibility for their own safety. Criticizes the proposal that cyclists should always go first and suggests that pedestrian crossings may need to be removed or made raised. Read the speech
- Argues that there is a lack of a concrete proposal regarding the Road Traffic Act. Argues that the unprotected road user must take responsibility for their own safety since bicycles can stop more easily than cars. Proposes that rules for bicycle passages be harmonized. Read the speech
Trafikverket railway maintenance and capacity planning debate
- Criticizes that Trafikverket has chosen to introduce an unfinished system despite knowledge of the problems, which harms passengers and railway companies. Demands sharper measures than just following up on the work, such as a concrete action plan with a timetable. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the maintenance debt is increasing and that the new system causes problems for both passenger traffic and freight traffic. Argues that Trafikverket is too large and difficult to manage and wants to again divide it into a road authority and a rail authority. Read the speech
- Criticizes that Trafikverket has an excessively large administrative organization that does not produce results. Argues that the organization is clumsy and that a data system that does not work was launched in a reprehensible manner. Read the speech
Public transport financing, regional access and fossil-free fleet
- Proposes approval only for reservation 16 regarding transport services. Wants to build more safe commuter parking lots, advocates for a common national ticketing system and argues that the transport service should be an equivalent and flexible community service. Read the speech
- Argues that the cost of a national ticketing system should be borne by the regions because that is where the systems are utilized. Points out that he lacks insight into why the proposal was removed from the budget. Read the speech
- Promises to drive the issue of a national ticketing system within its group. Argues that the system should enable more reasonable prices for travel between regions through cooperation. Criticizes SKR's lack of initiative. Read the speech
Infrastructure maintenance vs new railway construction priorities
- Criticizes that the high-speed railway is loan-financed and places the blame on future generations. Asks for the source of the figure 300 billion in maintenance debts as well as whether the Center Party still wants to build high-speed trains for one train per hour. Read the speech
- Asks whether the high-speed lines shall also be used for local trains. Criticizes the Center Party's willingness to borrow money for infrastructure and argues that the maintenance debt does not correspond to the mentioned sums. Read the speech
- Notes that the maintenance costs have increased dramatically and that the staffing at Trafikverket has increased under the Social Democrats' rule. Criticizes that the train delays have reached record levels and that the maintenance debt is substantial. Read the speech
- Criticizes the government's ability to manage the infrastructure and argues that more administrators are being hired at the expense of direct maintenance. Points out that the maintenance debt is increasing, train delays are occurring, and the safety for employees has decreased. Read the speech
- Proposes to split Trafikverket into a road authority and a rail authority to reintroduce independent management and competence. Argues that an enormous maintenance debt must be prioritized by stopping high-speed trains and redistributing money from personnel budgets to direct maintenance. Read the speech
- Answers the question about costs by explaining that certain sections are not free. Argues that priority should be given to the need for capacity reinforcement on specific sections rather than expanding all sections. Read the speech
- Confirms that funds have been transferred to road maintenance and argues that the poor condition of the roads requires maintenance. Argues that the high-speed train project would have progressed further if focus had been placed on trains that can run as local trains and freight trains. Read the speech
- Criticizes the opponent for not being objective. Asks if the opponent wants the nine proposed railway projects to be implemented through a reprioritization from the high-speed project. Read the speech
- Argues that high-speed trains are not economically justifiable or necessary. Wants to instead prioritize local trains and freight trains since most journeys are short. Acknowledges that higher direct appropriations to infrastructure would be beneficial. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the maintenance debt and train delays have worsened during recent years. Asks if Miljöpartiet is satisfied with their results since no new railway has been built in eight years despite their will for high-speed trains. Read the speech
- Argues that the cost development has been high and criticizes the decisions regarding nuclear power as it threatens the future electricity supply. Asks about the Miljöparti's strategy to expand the electricity grid and secure base load. Read the speech
Crime, infrastructure, economy, housing and climate debate
- Questions about whether it is reasonable to build a high-speed railway for 400–500 billion kronor for a fast train per hour, when the infrastructure is wearing down and deteriorating. Read the speech
- Criticizes that the Center Party wants to spend money on the prestige project of high-speed trains. Argues that voters would rather see the expansion of existing railways with conventional technology, new main lines and strengthened maintenance. Read the speech
- Criticizes the Social Democrats for letting the railways and roads decay and for prioritizing high-speed trains over maintenance. Argues that the Sweden Democrats want to invest in more double tracks and specific railway projects. Asks how the Social Democrats intend to solve the maintenance debt. Read the speech
- Accuses the opposing party of lying about project. Argues that the railway is being dismantled under the Social Democrats' rule, which leads to cold platforms and cancelled trains. Read the speech
- Criticizes that Sweden has a worn-out infrastructure and that Trafikverket has become too large a bureaucratic colossus with a lack of competence. Proposes that Trafikverket should be split into a road authority and a rail authority to streamline maintenance and reduce bureaucracy. Read the speech
- Argues that Trafikverket needs to be scrutinized. Wants to build away bottlenecks by investing in tracks with conventional technology for regional and local travel. Read the speech
- Wants to remove bottlenecks, for example between Hässleholm and Lund, faster than the proposal indicates. Means that he does not agree to build main lines for high-speed trains between Malmö and Stockholm. Read the speech
Source: The Swedish Parliament. Kammarkoll is an independent service.