He currently serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, a post he succeeded his wife Jo Swinson in.
Also in December 2011 local MP Jo Swinson led calls to allow elected representatives the right to hold lunchtime surgeries for pupils in schools after a move to establish a midday meeting at Lenzie Academy was opposed.
Speaking at the launch was Baroness Neuberger, Dave Anderson MP, Jo Swinson MP and campaigners Laura and Judith Merry and Michaela Hollywood.
In 2013 Star Fireworks took action when changes in the European Pyrotechnic Directive threatened their business and others with closure, gaining the support of local MP Dr Phillip Lee and the Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson MP who, with the industry found a solution to the problem.