Motion as passed by conference
Submitted by: 10 members.
Mover: Zöe Franklin.
Summation: Monica Harding.
Conference notes:
Conference believes that:
Conference accordingly calls on the Government to:
Conference calls on the Prime Minister to apologise for Conservative standards scandals and recommit to the Nolan principles of public life.
Applicability: Federal.
Submitted by: 10 members.
Mover: Zöe Franklin.
Summation: Monica Harding.
Conference notes:
Conference believes that:
Conference accordingly calls on the Government to:
Conference calls on the Prime Minister to apologise for Conservative standards scandals and recommit to the Nolan principles of public life.
Applicability: Federal.
Mover: 7 minutes; summation of motion and mover and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 110-111 of the agenda.
The deadline for amendments to this motion and for separate votes is 13.00 Monday 11 September. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Saturday’s Conference Daily.
Submitted by: 11 members
Mover: Rowan Fitton.
Summation: Rowan Fitton.
After 2. (line 49), insert:
3. Introduce motions of no confidence in respect to individual ministers, which will allow Members of Parliament to table motions to remove a Minister of the Crown from office if they fail to command the confidence of the House of Commons.
Submitted by: 10 members
Mover: Tessa Munt.
Summation: Nick Coates.
After 7. (line 66), insert:
8. Put the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and the Commissioner for Public Appointments into legislation, along with their underlying rules, as recommended by the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Submitted by: 10 members
Mover: Tessa Munt.
Summation: Nick Coates.
After 7. (line 66), insert:
8. Ensure more equal access to government by lobbyists and other vested interests by issuing guidance for departments and requiring them to report annually on the steps they have taken.