Labour conference schedule

This is a guide to key events at the Labour Party conference at the Bournemouth International Centre, which runs from 27 September to 1 October.

Monday 27 September

09:30-11:00:

• Nick Brown: Agriculture
• Hilary Armstrong: Local Government

11:00 - 12:45:

• Baroness Jay: Women
• Gordon Brown: Economy

14:15: Democracy and Citizenship Debate:

• Mo Mowlam
• Donald Dewar
• Alun Michael
• Ann Picking, NEC

16:00: Welfare Debate:

• Alistair Darling to open
• Ann Begg MP will wind up for the NEC.

Tuesday 28 September

9.00 - 10.30: Seminars

• Education and employment
• Democracy and citizenship

11:00 - 1245:

• Robin Cook: Britain in the World
• George Robertson: Defence
• Alan Donnelly: European Parliament fraternal speaker

1415 - 1600:

• Prime Minister Tony Blair
• Party Treasurer's Report

16:00 - 1730:

• Margaret Beckett: NEC Report on Elections and Organisation
• NEC Report on Rule Changes:
• Mike Griffiths (trade union representative on NEC) opening
• Clive Solely MP (chair of Parliamentary Labour Party) closing
• Co-op Fraternal Speaker - Jim Leigh
• Result of Trade Union section of NEC elections

Wednesday 29 September

9.00 - 10.30: Seminars

• Environment, Transport and the Regions
• Industry, Culture and Agriculture
• Britain in the World

11:00:

• Result of elections to the Conference Arrangements Committee
• Local Government Association Fraternal Speaker: Lord Toby Harris

11:30:

• John Prescott: Environment, Transport and Regions
• Paul Murphy: Wales

1415 - 1600:

• David Blunkett: Education and Employment
• Stephen Byers: Trade and industry
• John Reid: Scotland

16:00:

• TUC Fraternal speaker: Hector Mackenzie

Thursday 30 September

900 - 1030: Seminars

• Health
• Crime and Justice
• Economy and Welfare

11:00 - 1245:

• National Policy Forum ballot results
• Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson: International fraternal speaker
• Frank Dobson: Health
• Margaret Wall: NEC

14:15 - 1600:

• Chairman: Michael Cashman
• Jack Straw: Crime and justice

1600 - 1730:

• Clare Short: International development

Friday 1 October

09:30 - 1100:

• Pauline Green MEP: Culture, Media and Sport
• Chris Smith: The millennium
• Jack Cunningham: Labour in the Future