As passed by conference
Submitted by: 10 members.
Mover: Sarah Olney MP (Spokesperson for Treasury, Business and Industrial Strategy).
Summation: Lord Fox (Lords Spokesperson for Business and Industrial Strategy).
Conference believes that:
Conference notes that:
Conference celebrates Liberal Democrat achievements on industrial strategy in Government, including:
Conference reaffirms Liberal Democrat commitments to:
Conference therefore calls on the Government to:
Conference further calls on the Government to:
Applicability: Federal; except i) (lines 52-53), ?and boosting the take-up of apprenticeships? in 3. (line 85), and part of 5. (lines 91-93), which are England only.
Conference believes that:
Conference notes that:
Conference celebrates Liberal Democrat achievements on industrial strategy in Government, including:
Conference reaffirms Liberal Democrat commitments to:
Conference therefore calls on the Government to:
Conference further calls on the Government to:
Applicability: Federal; except i) (lines 52-53), ?and boosting the take-up of apprenticeships? in 3. (line 85), and part of 5. (lines 91-93), which are England only.
The FCC has agreed to make the following drafting amendment to the motion:
In a) (line 61), after ‘civil society’ insert ‘(including Trades Unions)’.
Submitted by: 10 members
Mover: Joshan Parmar.
Summation: Lord Clement-Jones (Lords Spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology).
After VI. (line 39), insert:
VII. An industrial strategy is vital for addressing the rise of Artificial Intelligence technology (AI), which presents huge opportunities to transform our economy and people’s lives for the better, whilst also presenting significant risks.
After 9. (line 108), add:
10. Bring forward legislation with the aim of creating a clear, workable and well-resourced cross-sectoral regulatory framework for AI, that promotes innovation while creating certainty for AI users, developers and investors; and establishing transparency and accountability for AI systems in the public sector.
11. Negotiate the UK’s participation in the Trade and Technology Council so we can play a leading role in global AI regulation, and work with international partners in agreeing common standards for AI risk and impact assessment, testing, monitoring and audit.
Submitted by:North West Region
Mover: Andrew Haldane.
Summation: Iain Donaldson.
After iii) (line 58), insert:
iv. The devolution of responsibility for regional economic development as set out in the 2021 motion “A Framework for England in a Federal UK”.
After b) (line 66), insert:
c) Provide a strategic framework for effectively addressing the needs of economically disadvantaged, remote or rural areas by collaborating with local, regional and devolved authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, to establish and set out how the strategy supports and facilitates industrial regeneration and innovation across all UK nations and regions.