Liberal Democrat Federal Conference: outline agenda published

The outline agenda for Federal Conference in Brighton this September has just been published here, with the full agenda to follow mid-August.

Highlights include a slot reserved to debate Europe with an extended deadline for a motion and amendments so that we may consider something topical. Federal Conference committee was concerned that the motions proposed in July might have been overtaken by events by September.

Other policy debates include Welfare, Transport, PreP, Racism (with reference to the rise in hate crimes as a result of the Leave campaign), the Green economy and Parent Governors; there are consultative sessions on Nuclear Weapons and Sex Work.

Speeches are from Norman Lamb, Alistair Carmichael, Kirstie Williams, Willie Rennie, Susan Kramer, Sal Brinton and Tim Farron, and finally four hours of debate has been allocated to the governance review and the constitutional amendments arising from that. Something for everyone!

SATURDAY 17 September
Opening of Conference / Federal Conference Committee Report 09:00 - 09:20
Federal Policy Committee Report 09:20 - 09:35
Federal Finance and Administration Committee Report 09:35 - 09:50
Members Subscription 09:50 - 10:00
Specified Associated Organisations and Associated Organisations 10:00 - 10:20
Federal Appeals Panel Report 10:20 - 10:35
Policy motion: Safe and Free 10:35 - 12:05
Policy motion: An End to Homelessness 12:05 - 12:50
Consultative Session - Nuclear Weapons
Consultative Session - Sex Work
Fringe Lunchtime 13:00 - 14:30
Policy motion: Tackling Corporate Corruption and Crime 14:40 - 15:25
Speech: Norman Lamb MP 15:25 - 15:45
Policy motion: Adopting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis 15:45 - 16:30
Towards More Effective Party Governance 16:30 - 17:15
Constitutional Amendments: Party Strategy 17:15 - 18:00
CONFERENCE RALLY 18:30 - 19.30

SUNDAY 18 September
Policy motion: Combatting Racism 09:00 - 09:45
Policy motion: The Opportunity to Succeed, the Power to Change 09:45 - 11:05
Speech: Alistair Carmichael MP 11:05 - 11:25
UK and European Collaborative Research and Erasmus 11:25 - 12:05
Education Q & A 12:05 - 12:50
Fringe Lunchtime 13:00 - 14:00
Policy motion: Campaign to Save Parent Governors 14:10 - 14:50
Speech: Kirsty Williams AM 14:50 - 15:10
Q & A Leader 15:10 - 15:55
Policy motion: Restoring Access to Justice 15:55 - 16:40
Federal Executive Report 16:40 - 17:15
Constitutional Amendments: Changes to the Leadership 17:15 - 18:00

MONDAY 19 September
Emergency Motion or topical issue 09:00 - 09:30
Policy motion: Europe Motion 09:30 - 11:00
Speech: Baroness Kramer 11:00 - 11:20
Fringe lunchtime session 1 11:30 - 12:30
Fringe lunchtime session 2 13:00 - 14:00
Policy motion: Investing in the Green Economy 14:10 - 14:55
Speech: Willie Rennie MSP 14:55 - 15:15
Policy motion: Mending the Safety Net 15:15 - 16:45
Diversity Engagement Group Report / Campaign for Gender Balance Report 16:45 - 17:00
Constitutional Amendments: Diversity Quotas 17:00 - 18:00

TUESDAY 20 September
Emergency motion or topical issue 09:00 - 09:45
Constitutional Amendments: Committees 09:45 - 10:35
Standing Order Amendments 10:35 - 10:50
Parliamentary Party Reports 10:50 - 11:30
President's Speech: Baroness Brinton 11:30 - 11:50
Policy motion: Future Transport 11:50 - 12:50
Fringe Lunchtime 13:00 - 14:00
Leader's speech: Tim Farron MP 14:10 - approx. 15:30
Conference ends

Timings may not be final.

* Joe Otten is a councillor in Sheffield and Tuesday editor of Liberal Democrat Voice.