Lib Dem conference schedule

The Liberal Democrat conference runs from 19 to 23 September in the International Conference Centre in Harrogate. This is a full guide to events.

Sunday 19 September

Consultative Sessions:

9.00-11.30 am:

• Reforming Governance
• Paying for NHS and Social Care
• Arts Policy
• Global Security, Stability and Sustainability

11.00-1.30 pm:

• Party Strategy

Afternoon Main Hall Business Session: 2.30-6.00pm

• Federal Conference Committee Report
• Standing Order Revisions
• Report of the Parliamentary Parties
• Report of the Federal Policy Committee
• Reports of the President of the Liberal Democrats and the Federal Executive
• Constitutional Amendment
• Performance in the European Elections
• Report of the Federal Finance and Administration Committee
• Federal Levy
• Membership Subscription

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Rally

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Monday 20 September

9:00 am:

• Formal Opening of the Conference by Mayor of Harrogate, reply by Phil Willis MP

9:20 am:

• Choice in Revenue Raising

9:50 am:

• Private Participation in Public Sector Projects

10:35 am:

• Speech by Treasury Spokesperson, Malcolm Bruce MP

10:50 am:

• Remit of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England

11:40 am:

• Directors' Remuneration in the Privatised Utility Companies

12:30 pm:

• Speech by Jim Wallace MSP

2:15 pm:

• Mobile Phone Masts

2:45 pm:

• Speech by Mike German AM, Introduced by Richard Livsey MP

3:00 pm:

• Effective Freedom of Information Legislation

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm:

• Housing Policy Paper

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Tuesday 21 September

9:00 am:

• The Future of Lecturing

9:30 am:

• Student Finance in a Learning Society

10:45 am:

• Speech by Graham Watson MEP

11:00 am

• Europe - The Way Ahead

12:00 noon:

• Rebuilding Kosovo

12:30 pm:

• Speech by Rt Hon Paddy Ashdown MP, introduced by Alan Beith MP

2:15 pm:

• Looking After Children

2:45 pm:

• Disability Policy Paper

4:30 pm:

• NHS Medical Workforce

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm:

• Genital Mutilation of Girls

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Wednesday 22 September

9:00 am:

• Emergency Motions

9:30 am:

• Funding of Political Parties

10:15 am:

• Genetic Modification Policy Paper

12:00 noon:

• Tackling Hate Crimes

12:30 pm:

• Presentation of 1999 Awards
• Speech by Party President, Baroness Maddock

2:15 pm:

• Delivering Better Public Transport

3:30 pm:

• Speech by Liberal Democrat Candidate for London Mayor, Susan Kramer

3.45 pm

• Urban Policy Paper

6:00 pm

• Close of session

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Thursday 23 September

9:00 am:

• Emergency Motions

9:30 am:

• Millennium Trade Round

10:30 am:

• Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour

11:00 am

• Unsustainable Third World Debt

11:45 am:

• Leader's Speech - Charles Kennedy MP

1:00 pm:

• Conference closes approx.