The 15 parliamentary committees

Prepares matters concerning the Marriage, Parental, Inheritance, Commercial, Land and Enforcement Codes and acts of law which supersede or refer to provisions of these Codes, insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare.

The Committee on Civil Affairs also prepares matters concerning insurance contract law, company and association law, the law of torts, transport law, bankruptcy law, consumer policy, international private law, legislation on other matters having the nature of general private law, housing policy, water rights, land development planning, building and construction, physical planning, expropriation, the formation of property units and land survey.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure area 18 - Community planning, housing provision, construction and consumer policy - are prepared by the Committee on Civil Affairs.

Prepares matters concerning the Constitution and the Riksdag Act and other matters concerning legislation of a constitutional and general administrative nature, as well as matters relating to radio and television. Other matters concern freedom of expression, formation of public opinion, freedom of worship and financial support for the press and the political parties.

The Committee on the Constitution also prepares matters concerning the Riksdag itself and certain authorities under the Riksdag, the county administration and Sweden's administrative organisation and local self-government etc.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure area 1 - Governance - are prepared by the Committee on the Constitution.

The Committee on the Constitution also has the task of scrutinising the work of the Government and its ministers and informing the Riksdag of the result of its scrutiny. The Committee on the Constitution can also decide whether or not a member of the Riksdag or a minister is to be prosecuted.

Prepares matters concerning culture, education and popular adult education, youth activities, international cultural cooperation and sport and leisure activities. The Committee also prepares matters relating to religious communities as well as radio and television insofar as they do not fall to the Committee on the Constitution to prepare.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure area 17 – Culture, media, religious communities, leisure – are prepared by the Committee on Cultural Affairs.

Prepares matters concerning military defence, civil defence, measures to reduce vulnerability in society, nuclear safety and radiation protection and the coastguard service all insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare.

The Committee on Defence prepares appropriations falling within expenditure area 6 - Defence and contingency measures.

Prepares matters concerning preschool activities and care services for school children, the school system, higher education and research, and financial support for students.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure areas 15 -Financial support for students - and 16 - Education and academic research - are prepared by the Committee on Education.

Prepares matters concerning agriculture, forestry, horticulture, hunting and fishing and the meteorological services. It also prepares matters concerning nature conservation and other environmental protection issues not falling to any other committee to prepare.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure areas 20 - General environmental protection and nature conservation - and 23 - Agricultural sciences, rural areas and food - are prepared by the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.

Prepares matters concerning general guidelines for financial policy, adoption of the central government budget and matters concerning the activities of the Riksbank. It also prepares matters concerning expenditure limits for expenditure areas and estimates of State revenue.

The Committee on Finance also prepares matters concerning monetary, credit, currency and national debt policy, the credit and finance markets, the commercial insurance market and the National Audit Office, insofar as these matters do not fall to the Committee on the Constitution to prepare. The Committee also deals with matters relating to local government finance, the State as employer, national statistics, accounting, audits and administrative efficiency, State property and public procurement in general, certain administrative finance issues and budgetary questions of a technical nature.

The Committee prepares appropriations falling within expenditure areas 2 - Economy and financial administration, 25 - General grants to local government, 26 - Interest on the national debt, etc), and 27 - The contribution to the European Union.

Prepares matters concerning Sweden’s relations and agreements with other states and international organisations, as well as its development assistance to other countries. The Committee also prepares matters concerning foreign trade and international economic cooperation, all insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure areas 5 - International cooperation, and 7 - International development cooperation are prepared by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Prepares matters concerning care and welfare services for children and young people except for pre-school activities and care services for schoolchildren, the care and welfare of the elderly and the disabled, measures to combat drug and alcohol abuse and other social service questions. It also prepares matters concerning alcohol policy measures, health and medical care and social welfare questions in general.

The Committee prepares appropriations falling within expenditure area 9 - Health and medical care, social services.

Prepares matters concerning general guidelines for industry and trade policy and associated research questions, matters concerning industry and handicrafts, trade, intellectual property law, energy policy, regional development policy, state-owned enterprises and price and competition conditions in the business sector.

The Committee prepares appropriations falling within expenditure areas 19 - Regional development, 21 - Energy, and 24 Industry and trade.

Prepares matters concerning the judicial system. This policy area includes the courts, the public prosecution service, the police service, the correctional care system, the National Board of Forensic Medicine and the Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority.

The Committee also prepares matters concerning the Penal Code and the Code of Judicial Procedure and acts of law which supersede or are closely connected with provisions of these Codes.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure area 4 -Justice - are prepared by the Committee on Justice.

Prepares matters concerning the following policy areas: labour market, and working life including labour law. The Committee also considers matters concerning integration and discrimination, insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare. Furthermore, the Committee prepares matters relating to equality between women and men insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare.

The Committee prepares appropriations falling within expenditure areas 13 - Integration and gender equality, and 14 - The labour market and working life.

Prepares matters concerning national insurance, national pensions, occupational injury insurance, financial support for families with children, Swedish citizenship and migration.

The Committee prepares appropriations falling within expenditure areas 8 - Migration, 10 - Financial security for the sick and disabled, 11 - Financial security for the elderly, and 12 - Financial security for families and children.

Prepares matters concerning central government and local government taxation and tax assessment, payment of taxes and population registers, and matters concerning debt recovery.

Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure area 3 - Taxes, customs and enforcement - are prepared by the Committee on Taxation.

Prepares matters concerning roads and road transport, railways and rail transport, ports and shipping, airports and air transport, postal services, electronic communications and IT policy.

The Committee prepares appropriations falling within expenditure area 22 - Transport and communications.