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Autumn Conference: Summary Agenda

September 14, 2011 11:20 AM

conference• Saturday 17th September

Consultative Sessions: 23

Local Government Finance

May 2011 Elections

Mid-Term Review

F1 Formal Opening of the Federal Conference by Cllr Paul Tilsley MBE 24

F2 Report: Federal Conference Committee 24

F3 Report: Federal Policy Committee 25

F4 Policy Motion: Lords Elections by 2015 25

F5 Speech: Lynne Featherstone MP 28

F6 Policy Motion: Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments 29

F7 Report: Federal Executive 31

F8 Report: Federal Finance and Administration Committee

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• Sunday 18th September

F9 Party Business: Accreditation for Party Conference 33

F10 Report: Campaign for Gender Balance 35

F11 Report: Diversity Engagement Group 36

F12 Reports: Parliamentary Parties of the Liberal Democrats 36

F13 Presentation: Liberal Democrat Group on London Borough of Sutton 37

F14 Speech: Sarah Teather MP 37

F15 Policy Motion: Higher Education Fees for Part-Time Students 38

F16 Speech: Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP 40

F17 Policy Motion: Education Credit 41

F18 Q&A Session: Social Mobility 45

F19 Speech: Tim Farron MP 46

F20 Policy Motion: Protecting Individuals and Communities from Drug Harms 46

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• Monday 19th September

F21 Party Business: Membership Subscriptions and Federal Levy 52

F22 Emergency Motion: Phone Hacking 54

F23 Speech: Edward Davey MP 55

F24 Policy Motion: Facing the Future (Policy Development Agenda Policy Paper

F25 Speech: Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable MP 59

F26 Policy Motion: Tackling Violence Against Women 59

F27 Q&A Session: Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP 64

F28 Policy Motion: Preparing the Ground: Stimulating Growth in the Digital Economy (Information Technology Policy Paper) 65

F29 Speech: Norman Baker MP 70

F30 Party Business: Recognition of Specified Associated Organisations and Associated Organisations 7

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• Tuesday 20th September

F31 Standing Order Amendment: Emergency Motions 75

F32 Constitutional Amendment: Federal Appeals Panel 76

F33 Policy Motion: Science Not Stigma: Ending the Blood Ban 78

F34 Policy Motion: Adult Social Care 81

F35 Speech: Steve Webb MP 84

F36 Q&A Session: NHS Reform Report Back 85

F37 Speech: Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP 85

F38 Policy Motion: A Green Stimulus for Economic Recovery 86

F39 Speech: Andrew Stunell MP 89

F40 Policy Motion: A New Purpose for Politics: Quality of Life (Quality of Life Policy Paper) 89

F41 Party Business: Community Politics 96

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• Wednesday 21st September

F42 Party Business: Interim Peer Election Regulations 100

F43 Party Business: Federal Committee Election Regulations 106

F44 Policy Motion: The Arab Awakening 110

F45 Speech: Rt Hon Michael Moore MP 113

F46 Q&A Session: International Issues 114

F47 Speech: Kirsty Williams AM 115

F48 Emergency Motion Or Topical Issue 115

F49 Party Awards 116

F50 Appeal 116

F51 Speech: Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister

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• Full agenda and policy papers in various formats

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