F3: Standing Order Amendment - Questions to Reports at Conference

Motion as amended passed

Proposed by: Federal Conference Committee

Mover: Duncan Brack.

Summation: Cllr Nick da Costa (Chair, Federal Conference Committee).

Delete standing order 1.5 d) and e) and insert:

d) The closing date for the submission of questions to any of the reports listed in the Agenda, which shall be the same as the deadline for emergency motions. Questions submitted by this deadline are guaranteed to be asked.

e) Notwithstanding 1.5 (d), questions may always be submitted to any of the reports listed in the Agenda, by the end of the preceding morning (for report sessions taking place in the afternoon) or afternoon (for report sessions taking place in the morning). Any questions submitted by this deadline will only be taken at the discretion of the chair.

In standing order 12.4:

In the second sentence, after ‘After each question’, insert: ‘submitted under Article 1.5 (d)’.

In the last sentence, delete ‘and (e)’

For the text of the existing Federal Conference standing orders, see page 93 of this Conference Agenda.

Applicability: Federal.

Mover: 5 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes.

For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see page 9. To submit a speaker’s card complete this form.

The deadline for amendments to this motion – see page 12 – and for requests for separate votes – see page 9 – is 13.00, Monday 28 February. Those selected for debate will be published in the Conference Extra and Friday Conference Daily updates to the Conference Agenda.

Standing order amendments require a two thirds majority to pass.

Amendment One (Passed)

Proposed by: Basingstoke and Deane

Mover: Michael Berwick-Gooding.

Summation: Simon Banks.

Delete lines 11–14. (from 'In standing order 12.4:' to end)