Lib Dem conference agenda
Sunday September 18th 2005
Consultative Sessions
09:00 – General Election Debrief
09:00 – Children and Families
10:30 – Tax
10:30 – Devolution and Local Governance
Party Business
14:15 – Report of the Federal Conference Committee
14:30 – Standing Order Amendments
14:45 – Report of the Federal Policy Committee
Policy Motion
15:00 – Tax Credits
Party Business
15:30 – Speech by Steve Webb MP, Liberal Democrat health spokesman
Policy Motion
15:50 – Equal Pay Audits
Party Business
16:20 – Federal Executive Report
16:30 – Appointment of Federal Appeals Panel 2005-2010
16:40 – Report of the Federal Finance and Administration Committee
16:50 – Membership Subscription and Federal Levy
17:00 – Report of the Gender Balance Task Force
17:10 – Campaign for Gender Balance
Monday September 19th 2005
Formal Opening of Federal Conference
10:30 – The Worshipful the Mayor of Blackpool, Councillor Mr Philip Dunne Reply by Lord McNally
Policy Motion
10:55 – The Future for Europe
11:55 – Control of Small Arms
Party Business
12:25 – Speech by Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell QC MP, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman
14:15 – Review of Millennium Development Goals
Party Business
14:45 – Speech by Simon Hughes MP, President of the Liberal Democrats
15:05 – Presentation of Newly Elected MPs
15:20 – Question and Answer with Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP
15:50 – Speech by Seif Shariff Hamad, Civic United Front Candidate for President of Zanzibar
Policy Motion
16:10 – NHS Dentistry
16:50 – Mental Health
Party Business
17:30 – Urgent Issue
Tuesday September 20th 2005
Policy Motion
09:00 – Standards Board for England
09:30 – Closing the Funding Gap in 16-19 Education
Party Business
10:00 – Speech by Graham Watson MEP, Leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament
Policy Motion
10:20 – Saving the Post Office and Royal Mail
Party Business
11:20 – Speech by Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman
Policy Motion
11:40 – School Discipline: School Communities and Pastoral Care
Party Business
12:25 – Speech by Sarah Teather MP, Lib Dem communities and local government spokeswoman
Policy Motion
14:15 – Emergency Motions
Party Business
14:45 – Presentation by Scottish Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party
Consultation Session
15:05 – Meeting the Challenge
Wednesday 21 September 2005
Party Business
10:30 – Reports of the Parliamentary Parties of the Liberal Democrats
11:15 – Urgent Issue
12:00 – Speech by Mark Oaten MP, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman
Policy Motion
12:20 – Ending Elective Dictatorship
14:15 – Road User Pricing
Party Business
15:00 – Question and Answer Session on the Environment
Policy Motion
15:45 – Tackling Carbon Emissions: A Strategy for Clean and Sustainable Energy
Party Business
16:45 – Speech by Rt Hon Jim Wallace QC MSP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats 1992-2005
Constitutional Amendments
17:05 – Leadership Election Nominations
17:30 – Parliamentary Candidates
Thursday 22 September 2005
Policy Motion
09:00 – Emergency Motions
09:30 – Anti-Social Behaviour
10:15 – Civil Liberties
Party Business
11:00 – Presentation of Awards
11:30 – Speech by the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP
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