Final Agenda – Green Party Spring 2005

March 3 rd -6th , 2005 at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield

Contents:

Introduction page

Section A (Reports A1 Standing Orders Committee 2 A2 Policy Committee 3 A3 Disputes Resolution Committee 3

Section B (Voting Papers) B10 Energy 4 First agenda number of Section C (Policy Motions) nonono prioritisation votes C1 Index of Government 7 C32 89 C2 Local taxation, council tax & land value tax 8 C26 70 C3 Culture, media & sport (enabling motion) 9 C31 63 C4 Taxation – transition from VAT to eco-taxes 9 C25 55 C5 Common asylum policy 9 C22 55 C6 Sports Utility Vehicles 10 C29 53 C7 Limits to EU expansion 10 C30 43 C8 Travellers’ rights 10 C23 35 C9 Angling 11 C27 34 C10 Angling, licensing & Code of Conduct 11 C28 15 C11 Public administration & government (enabling motion) 12 C24 31 C12 Abolition of city academies 12 C20 27 C13 Health 12 C21 20

Section D (Organisational motions) D1 Selection of local authority candidates 13 D40 65 D2 Fair trade campaign 15 D46 63 D3 Personal use of websites 15 D47 62 D4 Selection procedures for House of Lords nomination 15 D41 55 D5 Gender imbalance 16 D44 55 D6 Using Commonwealth links 16 D42 48 D7 Amendment to General Election Selection Procedures 17 D52 46 D8 International Committee 17 D45 41 D9 No more Autonomous regional parties to be established 17 D48 39 D10 Associate membership – clarification of rights 18 D51 31 D11 Refinements to 5 year rule for Party Officers 18 D50 20 D12 Autonomous Regional Parties 18 D49 19 D13 Tall ships race 18 D43 15

Section O (Out of Order motions & amendments) O1 Anti-social behaviour motions 19 O2 Diesel particulates 19 O3 Autonomous Regional Parties 20 O4 Senior position holders 20

List of contacts 21

Autumn Conference 2005 September 8 ththth to 11 ththth

St Martin’s College, LancasLancasterterterter First Agenda Deadline ––– Thursday 9 ththth June 2005 ththth Final Agenda Deadline ––– Thursday 28 July 2005

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Section A ––– Reports Fast-tracked motions are ones (see Appendix A of the Standing with no amendments which are Orders)” A1 Standing Orders Committee deemed to be uncontentious ie they can be voted upon without In addition, Section G1 of the Introduction discussion. Standing Orders states: Welcome to the Final Agenda for b) Emergency motions shall only the Green Party’s Spring SOC are not proposing to any be accepted provided Conference 2005. motions for fast-tracking this i) the issue has arisen, or has time. substantially changed, since the SOC members are Dean Walton & deadline for motions Robin Altwarg. Committee Elections ii) the motion is consistent with Elections will also be held at the MfSS and neither changes nor An electronic version is available Conference for these vacancies on adds to the text of the MfSS on request as an rtf file (approx. the following Committees: c) No amendments to the 300kB) from SOC Co-Convenor, Campaigns (5) Constitution or Standing Orders Dean Walton, via the SOC email Dispute Resolution (3) are permitted under this address: [email protected] . Standing Orders (3) suspension. Paper copies are available from Conferences (1) Green Party Office, 1a Waterlow Green World Editorial Board (2) Please bear these restrictions in Road, London, N19 5NJ, telephone mind when composing emergency 020-7272-4474. Any members currently co-opted motions. to these committees should put Content of the Final Agenda themselves up for election at this Contacts for motions and There is one voting paper (Energy Conference. amendments in this agenda. Policy), 13 policy motions, and 13 The names of those signing organisational motions; there are For information on these elections motions are included after each no Draft Voting Papers; 4 motions please contact Dean Walton, SOC motion, up to a maximum of 6 were ruled out of order, these and co-convenor. Nomination forms names, although only 4 are the reasons for ruling them out of are available in advance of the required. Where there are more order are included at the end of Conference and can be posted to than 6, then the first 4 are listed the Agenda. Dean Walton to arrive by 24 followed by “+ others”. The February 2005 or delivered to SOC principal contact for each motion With regard to the ‘Out of Order’ at Conference by noon on 5 March is in bold and indicated by a * after motions, SOC has tried to explain 2005. the name and contact details can the reasons behind so that be found at end of the agenda. members can draft these motions Emergency Motions in light of the requirements of the For those of you who missed the Deadlines relevant standing orders. deadline for this Conference and For a number of reasons SOC felt it are considering putting an necessary to extend the deadlines However, the Party also needs a emergency motion instead, SOC for the submission of both clear mechanism which be applied would like to remind you that motions & amendments to SOC. for Policy motions which do not although Standing Orders are intend to amend the MfSS but are suspended when an emergency Clearly this may have caused some not totally trivial and it is SOC’s motion is discussed, it is only confusion, but in taking this intention to discuss this point Section A that is suspended. This course of action, it was SOC’s with the Policy Committee and is the section that deals with the intention to increase the number report back with either a requirement to submit motions by of members who could participate constitutional amendment or the First Agenda deadline. in Conference. reasons why the current situation should be retained. The section of the standing orders However, by way of warning it is that deals with reasons for SOC SOC’s intention to revert to the Prioritisation Ballot and Order of ruling motions out of order is NOT strict timetable as laid out in the Motions suspended. This is Section C9 of Constitution. See panel on page 1 70 prioritisation ballots were the standing orders, which states: for details. received by the deadline, two were “Motions or amendments to considered invalid, the rest motions shall be ruled out of order Further to Policy Committee’s included in the count. The order of on grounds of being: report (see Section A2) SOC have the motions in sections C & D is as a) contrary to the Constitution now produced a formal record of suggested by the ballot with one b) retrospective in their effect the Autumn 2004 Conference exception to allow motions on c) ambiguous decisions and made this available similar topics to be discussed d) vague to Policy Committee and others. together. This exception being the e) trivial or requiring no second motion on ‘Angling Code consequential action Rulings of Conduct’ has been moved up to f) substantially changing policy In response to a query from Tim C10, immediately after the motion areas, or having complex Turner: C9 on Angling and. implications for other areas, Only members within a without having passed through Parliamentary Constituency can FastFast----TrackedTracked Motions the agreed process of consultation Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 2 of 2 vote on the selection of a process. We would particularly Since last conference the Parliamentary Candidate for that value the participation of as many committee has spent considerable constituency, regardless of the members as possible in this policy time and effort on producing number of members within the making process. some new policy pointers (the Constituency. Motion D7 within whole range is available from this agenda addresses this issue The second enabling motion is on Greentrade) and on checking the also. Public Administration and policy content of the general Government. We have three election manifesto. We are Note about SOC sections in the MfSS dealing with organising a Policy Fair at this Robin Altwarg & Dean Walton these matters at present, with conference, which we hope will were elected to SOC at the considerable overlap and which give members the opportunity to October Conference. They have are not wholly consistent. We inform themselves of our policies opted to become ‘Co-convenors’ want to produce one coherent in the priority areas that have and you may contact either of section, and in particular in been identified. them with a query or for advice. association with Green Councillors We both use the address to cover more fully the operation Brian Heatley [email protected]@greenpaty.org.ukorg.uk for of local authorities. Convenor of Policy Committee and receiving emails although letters Policy Development Co-ordinator.' should be addressed to Dean The third Policy Committee Walton (address above). For motion is a simple one designed A3 Disputes Resolution straightforward enquiries call to remove an inconsistency in our Committee Dean Walton on 07880 748259. tax policy. Sue Bradley and David Wall were Dean Walton/Robin Altwarg At the last conference a motion on elected onto the committee at the January 2005 Land Value Tax called for a motion Autumn Conference 2004. Shortly to be put to this conference which after Owen Clarke was co-opted. A2 Policy Committee either set out a detailed policy statement showing how Land Shahra Ali did not stand for re- One voting paper and eleven Value Tax would work, or which election, but agreed to continue policy motions are to be discussed set out alternative policy with unfinished projects he had at this conference. proposals. Unfortunately, due to taken the lead on for DRC. the shortage of time between last As joint DRC Co-ordinators Sue Since no other voting papers were Conference and the first agenda Bradley and David Wall are due this conference, Policy deadline for this one, it has not extremely grateful to Shahra for Committee had to submit one been possible to complete this his commitment and continuing section of the MfSS for review review yet. The agenda for this efforts. under section C5 of standing Conference includes a motion orders. We have chosen the Energy containing some shorter term Some disputes seem never to go Section primarily because of the proposals, which do not affect the away. Several which were thought political priority the Party is giving Party's longer term commitment to have been resolved emerged to climate change (the climate to Land Value Tax, but which again. change section itself was amend the shorter term policy we substantially amended last already had on Council Tax and A very difficult and potentially conference), and also because it is Uniform Business Rate. The review damaging dispute seems to have some time since this important of the longer term policy will been allowed by all parties area of policy was addressed. continue, taking account of the involved to come to an end. results of an ongoing third party However, one party to this dispute Policy Committee themselves are study into the effects of LVT on has contacted a member of DRC also submitting two enabling individual taxpayers when that again. We await further motions and one further motion. study is completed, with the information. intention of bringing further The first enabling motion is on policy proposals to a future Another internal dispute, which Culture, Media and Sport. While Conference if it is felt necessary. seemed to have been resolved we have some Arts policy n the Anybody wanting to be involved through an agreement on a way MfSS (which should be with this policy review should forward - both as to the future incorporated into a new and wider contact the Policy Co-ordinator. structure of local parties and section), we have at present little selection of candidates - may need to say on important and widely At the Final Agenda deadline, further work to ensure the debated issues such as media Policy Committee have been agreement does not break down. ownership and control, the future unable to update the Manifesto of the BBC and public service for a sustainable Society (MfSS) An apparently long-standing broadcasting and the role of sport. and the Manifesto of Policy dispute within a Region has Discussion in working groups at Statements (MoPs) following last surfaced again. After discussion the last two conferences has conference in the absence of an between members of DRC and shown these areas to be complex official record of that conference some of those involved it seems and interconnected, and so we feel from SOC. This is a serious matter, that the situation has improved that the right course is formally to especially in a year when a general for the moment. begin the full voting paper election is expected. Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 3 of 3

DRC was asked if it was willing to motion simply tables the section Amendment proposed by Anne assist with the resolution of a as it currently stands, inviting Chapman, Christopher Coates, dispute with a local party officer. amendments for the Final Agenda. John Whitelegg & Jonathan Sear We indicated we were but have not yet formally been requested to Motion EN103 The primary solution to this become involved. Delete the existing section of the problem is for us to radically MfSS on Energy (paragraphs EN100 reduce our need for energy by Email correspondence and web to EN807) and replace it with the energy conservation measures and sites have figured in some recent following: in the long run by reorganising our disputes. In some cases DRC has economy and built environment. had indications that both parties ENERGY to a dispute may have a degree of Amendment 2 support within the local party. Background Add “combustible” into second In one such dispute one of the sentence to give ‘Denied individuals involved seemed to EN100 Energy is fundamental to combustible fossil fuels in the have decided to withdraw from life and to the economy. Energy is long term, the choise is between the activity which gave rise to neither created nor destroyed, but nuclear power and renewable complaints. At a later date the flows from "higher" to "lower" energy sources.’ problem surfaced again but not forms irreversibly. All living things, with the same intensity. including people, survive by Amendment proposed by Owen exploiting this flow. ClarkeClarke, C Hamer, E Hamer & M In this case the lack of clear rules Sweeting. on web sites within the Green EN101 Our world is bathed in Party, and structures of energy radiated from the Sun, but EN104 There will nevertheless accountability, may have is also provided with stocks of continue to be a need for energy contributed to the disagreement. fossil fuels in which energy is supply. Denied fossil fuels in the Consequently, DRC feels that locked up. Our economic long term, the choice is between guidelines may need to be set up development has taken us away nuclear power and renewable on the use of email from using sun, wind and water energy sources. correspondence and web sites power to a technology dependent within the Party. on dwindling supplies of fossil EN105 The Green Party is fuels. Fossil fuels represent natural fundamentally opposed to nuclear There has been little progress on capital. Industrialism has been energy, which we consider to be the review of DRC's services being committing the fundamental expensive and dangerous. We available to paid Green Party economic error of using capital as consider its use, moreover, to be employees, but it is hoped to income. As E.F. Schumacher has elitist and undemocratic. To a remedy this situation over the pointed out, the wealth generated degree unequalled by even the remaining period of office. from the use of capital energy worst of other dangerous resources must be directed industries, the costs and dangers David Wall and Owen Clarke are towards making ourselves of nuclear energy will be passed both attending Conference, and independent of that type of on to future generations long after will be particularly keen to meet resource. (See EN500) any benefits have been exhausted. with anyone who feels they have the appropriate skills to offer to EN102 Natural systems cannot Long Term Objectives help DRC carry out it's important safely assimilate effluents from role. the use of fossil fuels as fast as EN200 A Green economy would they are now produced posing reduce its demand for energy to a Sue Bradley/David Wall severe problems of acid rain and sustainable minimum, and obtain January 2005 the "greenhouse effect". We must that energy from non-polluting either wean ourselves off fossil renewable sources. END OF SECTION A fuels or risk increasing atmospheric pollutants leading to EN201 Energy would be generated, forest damage and changing stored and distributed as close to global climate. the point of use as practicable, with Section B (Voting Papers) Amendment 1 maximum local control. Replace EN102 with: B10. Energy Voting Paper Short Term Objectives (submitted by Policy Committee) EN102 Fossil fuels cannot last EN300 To reduce demand for fossil Synopsis forever, and burning them causes fuels as rapidly as possible by There are no other voting papers pollution such as acid rain. inducing for this Conference, and so under However, the most serious industry, householders and the section C5 of standing orders problem causing by the burning of public sector to invest in energy Policy Committee has to present fossil fuels is climate change. (See conservation. one section of the MfSS for CC of MfSS) discussion at Conference as a EN301 To drastically reduce and, if voting paper. The Committee has possible, eliminate the pollution chosen the energy section. This caused by burning coal and oil. Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 4 of 4

Regional and National Energy EC714, & 'Policy Statement' ENS1) EN302 To promote full use of Authorities. would be applied to fossil fuels, currently available renewable making them relatively more energy sources. EN404 A majority of the members expensive. The funds so raised of the governing bodies of these would be used to subsidise energy Amendment 3 District Energy Authorities will be conservation and renewable After “To promote full use of directly elected by the consumers. energy programmes. currently available renewable The remaining members, other energy sources.” Add “for heat, than non-voting co-opted Amendment 7 electricity & transport.” members, will be elected by the employees. Replace EN500 with: Amendment proposed by Alan Francis , Gareth Ellis, George Amendment 5 EN500 Two systems of tradable Graham, Brian Heatley & Tim quotas for green house gas Beaumont Delete existing EN404 and replace emissions will be introduced, one with for industry and the other for Amendment 4 individuals. The industry scheme After EN302 insert EN404 District Energy Authorities will be an extensions of the will be supervised by, and current EU carbon trading system EN303 To promote the accountable to, elected Local (see CC233). Personal carbon development of local electricity Government. quotas will be needed for all systems powered by renewables purchases of gas, electricity (if not and not connected to the National Amendment proposed by Brian from a renewable source), petrol, Grid. Heatley, Alan Francis, Stuart diesel, fuel oil and air flights. Jeffery, George Graham, Jonathan Consideration will also be given to Amendment proposed by Owen Dixon, Keith Ames-Rook & Tim including train travel. Quotas will ClarkeClarke, C Hamer, E Hamer & M Beaumont be given free of charge to all Sweeting eligible individuals in the UK. A EN405 The distribution mains for system to buy and sell quotas will Policies electricity and gas would be be established. The level of the brought into, or kept in, a fully quota will be set so that there is a Organisation and Accountability accountable public sector. Energy gradual reduction in emissions of production would be a mixture of greenhouse gases so that the UK EN400 Energy supply should be public and private enterprise, with meets the targets for reductions in managed on an integrated basis to all producers paid on the same greenhouse gas emissions set out eliminate wasteful competition terms. in CC203. between suppliers of different fuels (electricity, gas, coal and oil), Amendment 6 Amendment proposed by Anne and vigorously to promote energy Add to the end of second sentence Chapman, Christopher Coates, conservation. “and with renewable energy being John Whitelegg & Jonathan Sear bought at a higher rate than other EN401 This integrated energy forms”. EN501 To protect low-income supply management should be householders from the effects of administered by Regional Energy Amendment proposed by Owen higher fuel prices, standing Authorities in England and a ClarkeClarke, C Hamer, E Hamer & M charges would be abolished, and National Energy Authority in Sweeting tariffs would be tilted in Wales, and should be subject to favour of smaller consumers. democratic public accountability. EN406 Professional Advisory Services to be available through Amendment 8 EN402 These Regional and the District Energy Authorities to National Energy Authorities should advise on appropriate energy Replace EN501 with together be represented in a sources, efficiency and Central Energy Authority which conservation measures. EN501 In parallel with the should act as a co-ordinating body introduction of quotas will be a with particular responsibility for EN407 New "Standards" to be major programme of investment the National Grid. introduced for Energy Performance in energy conservation, energy Values for efficient appliances, public EN403 Energy use and supply buildings; a National Energy Index transport and renewable energy planning should be undertaken on to show per capita consumption technology, so that people are ale a local level by District Energy from renewable and non- to live within their quotas. This Authorities, which would have renewable sources; Energy Use investment will be achieved particular responsibility for standards to be set for all through public investment, promoting energy conservation domestic and industrial including grants to individual and development of locally appliances. households, and the revision of available renewable energy technical standards (such as resources, and whose activities Conservation building regulations and the would be co-ordinated through standards for the energy use of the EN500 The Resources Tax (see appliances). Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 5 of 5

industrial output in all sectors. power plants phased out within Amendment proposed by Anne this date (see Policy Statement Chapman, Christopher Coates, Amendment 10 ENS2). John Whitelegg & Jonathan Sear Delete sections EN502 to EN 507 Amendment 13 Amendment 9 (falls if 8 is carried) Amendment proposed by Anne In EN600 delete the words “, Chapman, Christopher Coates, based on our own research.” In EN501 add “worst” to read John Whitelegg & Jonathan Sear To protect low-income Amendment proposed by Brian householders from the worst EN508 The National Energy Office, Heatley, Alan Francis, Stuart effects of higher fuel prices, in conjunction with the Ministry Jeffery, George Graham, Jonathan standing charges would be of Agriculture, to define best Dixon, Keith Ames-Rook & Tim abolished, and tariffs tilted in energy practice in agriculture, Beaumont favour of smaller customers. including the energy input of agro-chemicals, and to implement EN601 All nuclear power stations Amendment proposed by Owen measures to encourage or enforce and associated facilities for the ClarkeClarke, C Hamer, E Hamer & M minimum energy use per unit of production and reprocessing of Sweeting agricultural output. nuclear fuel and the storage and disposal of radioactive waste shall EN502 Incentives will be granted EN509 The National Energy Office be in public ownership to ensure to private combined heat and to encourage reduction in energy the safest possible closure, power systems for large buildings, consumption in transport, in decommissioning and long term industrial estates, etc. liaison with relevant ministries management of waste. Any such and regional and local agencies. facilities found to be in private EN503 Heat distribution networks Action to include: measures to ownership will be returned to the to be set up, enabling Combined penalise the use of large engines public sector without Heat & Power stations (CHP) to in cars; measures to discourage compensation. Reprocessing at under-cut electricity generated at private and encourage public Sellafield and other installations "power-only" stations, and to transport; measures to encourage will be ended as soon as possible. facilitate the use of waste heat non-motorised means of from industry and sewage and the movement; measures to institute EN602 No more uranium would be efficient exploitation of solar and land-use planning arrangements imported into the UK and no other energy sources which take that favour public over private licences would be granted for the power from the biosphere and modes and reduce the total need mining of uranium in the UK. therefore cannot contribute to a for motorised transport. (TR301) net global warming. EN603The unpredictable effects of EN510 We encourage the teaching climate change demand that the EN504 Building Regulations to be of energy conservation in schools. safety of UK nuclear power amended from simple insulation We should enable teachers to stations and other sites handling values to prescribed Energy attend courses in the principles of and processing radioactive Performance Values (EPVs) and energy conservation on an 'in materials require urgent review. applied to existing as well as new service' basis. Many nuclear plants are in buildings; tenants to have the vulnerable coastal locations which right to demand that their Amendment 11 face flooding by a combination of dwellings be brought into line Delete EN509 and EN510 severe weather, rising sea levels with prevailing EPVs at their and spring tides. An action plan to landlord's expense. (See B600's) Amendment proposed by Anne protect these sites would be Chapman, Christopher Coates, implemented and the most EN505 All sellers of buildings to John Whitelegg & Jonathan Sear vulnerable nuclear sites would be provide a statement of the energy closed down and decommissioned performance data for those Amendment 12 (falls if EN509 is at the earliest practicable date. buildings. Publication of energy deleted by 11 above). and water use performance data Existing Energy Sources on all appliances and machines to Replace “penalise” in the second be made mandatory. sentence with “discourage” EN700 Any new fossil-fuelled power stations to be built in urban EN506 Incentives to be provided to Amendment proposed by Brian areas, where the waste heat could incorporate best available Heatley, Alan Francis, Stuart be used in a Combined Heat and technology, not Jeffery, George Graham, Jonathan Power system. merely the minimum standards in Dixon, Keith Ames-Rook & Tim the Building Regulations. Beaumont EN701 All major fuel users to be required to fit equipment which EN507 The National Energy Office Nuclear Power reduces pollution. to define best energy practice for all industrial processes and EN600 A deadline for phasing out EN702 Coal and oil supplies to be implement the necessary nuclear power, based on our own graded for polluting effect, the measures to encourage or enforce research, would be set when we cleanest being routed to small minimum energy use per unit of come to office and all UK nuclear users not controlled under EN701. Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 6 of 6

harmful emissions, greenhouse with fossil fuels. However, EN703 Incentives to be given for gases and highly toxic ash transitional arrangements to running vehicles on fuels residues which are dumped in subsidise them directly may be producing little or no harmful landfill. The waste has to be required, and any such emissions such as LPG. (TR306) transported over longer distances, arrangement should meet these almost invariably by road. criteria:- EN704 If sufficient supplies are available, an increased role to be EN806 Energy will be recovered - the target for renewables should sought for fuels producing less from the organic component of be kept under review and carbon dioxide, particularly domestic waste treated by increased ahead of known natural gas. anaerobic digestion and by industry capabilities, recovering methane from existing Renewables landfill sites. Encouragement will - proposals should be considered be given to energy recovery from for support as and when they are EN800 Positive tax and grant the burning of energy crops, submitted, incentives to promote use of appropriate grades of agricultural renewable energy sources to be waste an waste timber in small - Nuclear power, domestic and introduced immediately. scale plants on farms, industrial municipal waste incineration sites or in district heating should be excluded, EN801 Bureaucratic interference networks. Planning approvals and with people seeking to use operating consents will be - a simplified scheme should renewable sources of energy to be dependant on the plant being operate for smaller, community- reduced to a minimum. built to high standards and on owned developments where the proposals having demonstrable majority of the equity is owned by EN802 Research and development community support. at least twenty residents of the funding on a scale of that formerly district in which the development extended to the nuclear power EN805 Marine and estuarine is located, or of neighbouring programme to be made available barrage schemes to be tried on a districts, with holdings of at least for the development of renewable small scale initially, and only £1,000 each, energy resources. High priority to extended if found to be be given to the means of storing ecologically acceptable. (See - the environmental impact of energy, and to the improvement CY507) larger schemes should be of the distribution of thermal considered at an early stage in the energy. EN806 The use of wind energy to process, so that environmentally be developed initially on shore damaging schemes can be weeded EN803 Planning and building with a view to developing the out before they become targets for regulation law to be amended to much larger resource offshore. popular opposition.'' ensure that active and passive solar features are included in all Amendment 15 This is a Policy Committee motion new and existing buildings ‘Delete EN806 and replace with proposed by Brian Heatley*Heatley*, wherever practicable. (B504) Matthew Follett, George Graham, EN806 There should be a Jonathan Dixon and Alan Francis Amendment 114444 presumption that wind energy After “Planning and regulation law schemes, whether small or large, END OF SECTION B to be amended to ensure that and whether on shore or offshore active and passive solar features” should go ahead unless there are add “and other renewables” over riding and substantial dangers to public health or safety Amendment proposed by Alan or to wildlife or it is in a nationally Section C ––– Policy Motions Francis, Gareth Ellis, George designated scenic area. Local Graham, Brian Heatley & Tim ownership of wind power, by C1. Index of Governance Beaumont farmers and co-operatives, should be encouraged, and wind power Synopsis EN804 Biogas generation from developers are encouraged to The international community biological decomposition to be provide income for the local area, deals with oppressive regimes in utilised as widely as possible. (see for example payments to the local an inconsistent way, and on an ad NR413) parish council.’ hoc basis. Intermittent war on badly performing states is not a EN805 The Green Party opposes Amendment proposed by Alan sustainable or rational way of the mass incineration of Francis, Clive Lord, Matthew arranging world affairs. This municipal, commercial and Wootton, Keith Ames-Rook, David motion sets out a non-violent way industrial waste because it Toke & others of curbing the excesses of requires large-scale plant and tyrannical regimes. therefore a large scale supply of EN807 When fossil fuels are waste over a long period to justify required to bear their full Motion the investment, which environmental cost, we fully Amend the following sections of discourages waste reduction and expect that renewable sources of the MfSS: recycling. Incinerators produce energy will compete in the market Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 7 of 7

Peace and Defence transport and trade. The severity taxation. However, the inherent Existing PD206 Military of the penalties will increase as inequalities between their human rights performance different areas of the country will intervention in disputes by external powers rarely solves the deteriorates. The penalties require a redistribution of wealth problem, and more often (“Targeted” or “smart” and resources between districts sanctions)will be designed to hurt and regions in order to ensure that reinforces animosities. Emphasis at all times must be on forms of the ruling elite rather than the public services can be fairly and peaceful assistance to local and general population.... adequately paid for across the whole international organisations International Policy working to resolve conflict, to country. This redistribution should protect local culture and be overseen by a commission, (regarding the purpose of the UN) independent of central sustainable practices, to engage in government (see PA403), to ensure genuine mediation and the Insert “Prevention of human rights building of strong democratic that it is abuses, conflict resolution,” at the sufficient and that it is not institutions, and to build links beginning of IP 320, to read between the people within squeezed in order to minimise conflicting communities. either general tax rates or the local “IP320 Prevention of human rights taxes in more affluent areas. The abuses, conflict resolution, global Insert after PD 206 and renumber: redistribution should take account environmental research and of criteria such as net migration, agreements on the conservation poverty and social deprivation, PD207 One cause of military and rational use of the planet intervention is the abuse of industrial base, natural resources, should be the primary roles of the and environmental damage as human rights by “failing” or U.N. “rogue” states. The world cannot experienced by different districts stand back and allow ethnic Proposed by Richard Lawson*Lawson*, and regions." cleansing and genocide to take Stuart Jeffery, Philip Booth, Tom place. We will use the Index of Leimdorfer and Tom Hart Amendment 1 Governance (PD511 & PD512) to In EC550, delete first sentence and restrain governments that commit C2. Local taxation, council tax & replace with: human rights abuses. lanlanlandlan d value tax "As the economy becomes more In existing PD207 (Now New Synopsis decentralised, and inequalities in PD208) This motion clarifies that our wealth between different districts current proposal for local are reduced, a greater proportion “In those desperate situations government taxation is Land Value of taxation will be levied locally, when this becomes impossible Taxation. It proposes some short- and more expenditure decisions and some form of military term reforms of will be made and public services intervention involving UK forces is the Council Tax and Uniform provided at local level by local necessary in the immediate term Business Rate as a transitional government." to prevent conflict or extreme and move towards LVT, which would sustained oppression, it must be also make the current system In the first sentence of EC551, add under the auspices of the United fairer. "As much as is practical," at the Nations (UN) or within Europe beginning and delete primarily". under the Organisation for Motion Security and Co-operation in Amendment proposed by Jonathan Europe (OSCE). “ Replace EC550 and EC551 with: DixonDixon, Alison Marshall, Brian Heatley & Tim Turner. Delete “this becomes impossible” "EC550. In a decentralised and replace with “when conflict economy, most taxation will be Delete paragraph HO607, and resolution efforts fail”. levied, most public services replace with: provided, and most expenditure Insert after PD510 and renumber: decisions made at local "HO607. As an immediate level by local government. Each response to concerns about the PD511 All governments will have local government must be free to fairness of Council Tax, and to the their human rights record decide its revenue and spending growing housing crisis continuously assessed. A score priorities, within the limits of (particularly in London measuring their use of torture and regionally, and the South East), Greens political imprisonment will be nationally and internationally support the following allocated to each state by a UN agreed resource and modifications to agency set up for that purpose. environmental needs, Council Tax/National Non- and subject to the need to meet Domestic Rates (NNDR) as a PD512 Governments with a poor basic standards and requirements transitional move record of human rights as set by national government. towards the introduction of Land measured on this Index of Value Taxation: Governance, and as decided by the EC551. The revenue required to UN, will automatically suffer fund such expenditure should a) no exemptions or reductions for penalties in terms of their rights in primarily be raised through local empty or underused properties the fields of finance, diplomacy, (including business premises and Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 8 of 8 second homes), with the exception discussion and on which we would price of non-renewable resources of the benefit from having explicit policy. and waste disposal, while the price single person occupancy discount This motion instructs Policy of goods and services which do for pensioners; Committee to initiate policy not use such resources would fall - development to produce a therefore not stimulating overall Amendment 2 proposed policy section on this. inflation." Add to the end of point (a): "and for tax-eligible individuals living in Motion Renumber paragraph IN604 as properties otherwise entirely This Conference instructs the IN603. occupied by non-tax-eligible Policy Committee to initiate a individuals, such as students or policy development process, This is a Policy Committee motion, people with low incomes" intended to bring a proposal for an proposed by Jonathan Dixon*, MfSS policy section on Culture, Brian Heatley, Keith Ames-Rook, Thus the amended point (a) would Media and Sport to a future Matthew Follet, George Graham, read: Conference. Alan Francis & Tim Beaumont

"no exemptions or reductions for The policy development process C5. Common Asylum Policy empty or underused should seek the opinions and properties (including business involvement of members of the Synopsis premises and second Party with an interest or expertise The Green Party needs to assert its homes), with the exception of the in this field, as well as the views of support for common asylum single person occupancy discount any outside bodies which Policy policies throughout the EU, and be for pensioners and for tax-eligible Committee feels prepared to monitor the individuals living in properties would be useful. effectiveness of such policies. otherwise entirely occupied by Note that this motion supports non-tax-eligible individuals, such The resulting policy proposal the principle of a Common Asylum as students or people with low should incorporate any elements Policy, not necessarily supporting incomes" of the current short policy section existing EU policy. on the Arts (AT) which are Amendment proposed by George considered suitable, and should Delete EU780-781 inclusive and GrahamGraham, Keith Ames-Rook, Brian propose a deletion of the Arts replace with: Heatley & Alan Francis. section as a separate entity in the MfSS. The scope of the policy “EU 780 The Green Party supports b) creation of new Council Tax development process should the principle of a Common Asylum bands above H to ensure that as also include commercial Policy for the European Union (see property values get progressively advertising and sponsorship. RA404). We consider it essential higher so does the tax paid on that this policy include a standstill them; This is a Policy Committee motion, provision whereby more c) reform of the multiplier rates proposed by Jonathan Dixon*, favourable positions in national applied to the bands, to make the Brian Heatley, Keith Ames-Rook, law regarding asylum seekers and tax paid more proportionate to the Matthew Follet, George Graham, refugees cannot be abolished on value of the house; Alan Francis & Tim Beaumont the grounds of the common d) all land holding bodies, public, policy. Concerning partnership and Housing Association or private, C4. Taxation ––– Switch from VAT to co-operation with third countries shall be made liable for the EcoEcoEco-Eco ---taxestaxes for industry (submitted for the purpose of managing payment of Council Tax/NNDR for by Policy Committee) inflows of people applying for all properties under their control asylum or subsidiary or temporary (although this should not affect Synopsis protection, we see potential reliefs currently given to charities, When our taxation policy was problems. While co-operation with non-profit making bodies and amended some years ago, a third countries in this field is small rural businesses); reference to the previous policy desirable, in particular regarding e) all Council Tax bills will be was left unnoticed in the Industry the development of resettlement subject to a basic minimum, section of MfSS. schemes and appropriate burden regardless of location." This creates an inconsistency in sharing measures, we are policy, which this motion seeks to concerned that this provision is Proposed by Jonathan Dixon*, correct. open to misuse if Member States Brian Leslie, Brian Heatley, Clive seek to “sub-contract” their Lord & John Nairn Motion protection duties to third Delete paragraphs IN602 and countries. C3. Culture, media & sport IN603, and insert the following: enabling motion (submitted by EU781 We believe that individual Policy Committee) "IN602. New green taxes would be states of the European Union may balanced by reductions in other continue to have their own Synopsis taxes. In particular, the policies on migration and on We currently have little policy on introduction and expansion of border controls reflecting differing Culture, Media and Sport, eco-taxes would be accompanied circumstances, provided minimum although it is an area which is by a phased abolition of VAT (see standards consistent with human frequently the subject of political EC770-771). This would increase the Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 9 of 9 rights obligations are maintained granting planning permission to (see MG421).” Motion Gypsies who provide their own This Green Party Conference sites. This approach has also Amendment 1 recognises that further expansion largely failed because Delete second paragraph of the European Union must (a) local authority planning (concerns migration) [SOC note – depend not only on the readiness officials do not provide starts EU781] and wish of additional European effective help or countries to join the EU but also encouragement for Gypsies to Amendment proposed by Jean on the ability and readiness of make planning applications, Lambert, Mischa Borris, Danny the EU to accommodate those and there is no effective Bates & Mark Douglas. European countries and meet the source of independent help additional commitments their and advice; Amendment 2 (falls if amendment membership would entail. The EU (b) the criteria adopted give local 1 is carried) already has massive commitments authorities a list of Add at end: in central and eastern Europe grounds on which any However, we are not opposed to which have still to be met, and particular application may be common measures to protect the which other European countries in refused, so that the vast victims of trafficking and the Balkans seeking to join will majority of such applications measures to extend the right to increase those further. are refused in the first free movement of long-term instance; and resident third country nationals. Conference therefore adds to our (c) there is no legal aid available policy for Europe in the Manifesto for appeals against the refusal Amendment proposed by Jean for a Sustainable Society: of planning Lambert, Mischa Borris, Danny permission, and Gypsies have Bates & Mark Douglas. "EU827 The Green Party considers little chance of mounting the EU should not be extended successful appeals Motion proposed by Janet Alty* beyond Europe across the without costly legal and Steve DaweDawe*, Hazel Dawe, Mediterranean to its southern and representation, which the Marilyn Sansom, Angela Cantwell, eastern shores in Africa and majority cannot afford. & Ben Duncan Asia, nor into the Middle East, nor into Eurasian republics of the "3. The results of this history of C6. Sports Utility Vehicles former Soviet Union. The EU failed legislation are that we now should seek friendly relations with have a legacy of overcrowded and Synopsis its neighbours, not to recruit them dilapidated local authority Gypsy The Green Party will discourage into an ever-increasing global sites, often in very unsuitable the purchase and use of SUVs. power bloc." locations, and providing some of the worst living conditions in Motion Proposed by John Norris*Norris*, Susan Britain, and a Gypsy and traveller Insert New TR313 and renumber Miles, Susan Murray, Tim population who would very much accordingly. Beaumont & John Street like to have their own small family sites, TR313 SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) C8. Travellers’ Rights but who are still effectively consume more fuel, create more prevented from obtaining pollution and are more hazardous Synopsis planning permission. to other road users than ordinary None submitted. cars. They are quite unnecessary, "4. In addition to restoring the especially in urban areas, and their Motion statutory duty on local authorities purchase and use should be In the Travellers' Rights sub- to provide gypsy sites, the Green discouraged. They would be section of the Responsibilities and Party would retain the provisions subject to extra taxes and charges Rights section of the MfSS, insert in local development plans beyond those in TR060-070 and new clause RR702 as follows, and allowing Gypsies to set up and advertisements for them would re-number subsequent clauses obtain permission for their own need to include information about sites, and would institute and their adverse effects on society. "RR702 Travellers' Sites fund a network of Gypsy "1. The 1968 Caravan Sites Act Assistance Officers, independent Proposed by Alan Francis*Francis*, Jenny imposed a duty on local of local authorities, under the Jones, Jon Lucas and Spencer authorities to provide sufficient auspices of the National Assembly Fitzgibbon sites for Gypsies resorting to their for Wales and the regional tier of areas. For 25 years, most local government in England. These C7. Limits to EU Expansion authorities failed to comply with Gypsy Assistance Officers would this duty, and were not forced provide free advice, assistance and Synopsis to do so. legal representation for Gypsies Recognises limits to future growth and travellers wishing to provide of the EU, and the need to seek “2. In 1994 the duty to provide their own sites and to obtain friendly relations with African and sites was abolished, and was planning permission; they would Asian neighbours rather than replaced by the requirement that also inspect and monitor local seeking to recruit them into a all local development plans should authority Gypsy sites, and would global power bloc. include criteria for have legal powers to ensure that Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 10 of 10 these were brought up to finding of the Medway Report that recognised that the National acceptable standards." fish do feel pain and will seek to Angling Alliance (NAA) has drawn end the practice known as 'live up an excellent 'Code of Conduct In existing RR702, delete "amend baiting' as soon as possible. It will for Coarse Anglers' (Oct. 2002) the 1968 Caravan Sites Act", also encourage more awareness of which can be used as the basis for substitute "re-instate the pre-1994 this fact and thus better handling this. statutory duty on local authorities of fish that are taken out of the to provide Gypsy sites in a water. It also hopes that Proposed by Clive Lord*, Gary modified form". with greater awareness people Holden, Brenda Smithson, and Proposed by Brig Oubridge*Oubridge*, Penny may better understand the pain Elizabeth Barclay. Kemp, Steve Muggeridge, Loppy caused to fish by many current Garard angling practices. C10. Licensing of Angling & Code of ConConductduct C9. Angling 3/ The Green Party notes the (often fatal) injury caused to other Synopsis Synopsis wildlife by discarded lead This motion proposes additions to This motion is a response to shot/weights and will make the the existing 'Conduct for Coarse concerns that the existing AR412 use of any lead in angling Anglers' (Oct. 2002) consequent on has been too illegal. the new AR412. easily misrepresented as a total ban on angling. It calls for an end 4/ The green party notes the Motion to the worst aspects, but stresses declining use of barbed hooks and The following additions are made raising awareness/education and double and triple hooks because of to the ‘Conduct for Coarse Anglers’ co-operation with the angling the damage caused to fish, and (Oct 2002). community as the best way to will make the use of Amendment 1 achieve this aim. these illegal. Replace “The following additions are made to the ‘Conduct for Motion 5/ The Green party is concerned Coarse Anglers’ (October 2002)” In the MfSS, amend AR412 to read: about the damage caused to with “Add the following at the end wildlife by carelessly discarded of the policy statement on Amendment 1 fishing tackle and the costs Angling, as passed by Motion C27 Replace ", amend AR412 to read:" involved in cleaning it up. To (or as renumbered by prioritisation with ", delete AR412 and renumber reduce and it is hoped eradicate ballot): ‘In addition to the NAA’s subsequent paragraphs, and insert this the party will launch a Code of Conduct for Coarse the following statement in the campaign to raise awareness and Anglers the Green Party would Manifesto of Policy Statements:" encourage good practice among take effect the following anglers. The campaign should be measures:’” Amendment proposed by Jonathan conducted via advertising in Dixon, Matt Follett, Clive Lord, angling journals, posters, 1/ The Green Party is concerned Gary Holden, Brian Heatley & advertisements on TV, radio and about the damage caused to Elizabeth Barclay newspapers and through angling wildlife by carelessly discarded 1/ The Green Party is aware of the clubs. The campaign will be paid fishing tackle and the costs popularity of angling as a for from a minimum of 5% of the involved in cleaning it up. It is recreational activity and notes revenue raised by the believed that this can best be that many anglers combine their environment agency on fishing tackled through ensuring a level interest with a desire to protect licences. It is hoped that of competency and knowledge the environment. The Party is producers of angling programmes prior to being permitted to engage aware that responsible anglers are on television will also play their legally in angling. also concerned about the bad part in raising awareness for the practices of others and would also common good. 2/ The Party will introduce a new wish to see these stopped. This 6/ An accreditation scheme for licensing scheme for anglers to policy addresses the concern of angling clubs will be introduced, a ensure a competent level of many people that irresponsible part of which will call upon them environmental awareness and anglers are causing undue damage to encourage and instil good responsible behaviour in anglers. to waterways and surrounding conduct among anglers. areas and also cause undue harm 3/ The new 'anglers' licence' will be and suffering to wildlife through 7/ A '10 -Point Code of Conduct for valid for a period of 10 years. This careless or uncaring behaviour. It Anglers' will be drawn up after will not affect the current system is accepted that this is not always discussion with interested parties other than being a prerequisite to intentional (including angling clubs and gaining either a seasonal licence but we trust the following will be associations, environmentalists, or a local fishing permit. accepted as being consistent with and the Environment Agency) a caring society whose aims which can be displayed on angling 4/ A licence will be issued only include environmental licences. The 'Anglers' Code of upon successful completion of a sustainability and preservation of Conduct' will also be written and oral angling test natural habitats. prominently displayed in other following an accredited training appropriate places including course. 2/ The Green Party accepts the accredited angling clubs. It is Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 11 of 11

5/ An accreditation scheme for the consistent section. The review Amendment proposed by David running of training courses for should take the current policies as WallWall, Albert Crombleholme, Pat angling will be introduced. These its initial starting point, and aim Knowles & Tim Turner courses will be designed to raise to combine them, removing any awareness of harm caused by inconsistencies and proposing Amendment 2 irresponsible angling practices (to new policy in those areas which Replace ‘any’ by ‘undue’ in final both fish and the wider come to light in the review as sentence of clause (b). environment). These courses will needing amendment or addition. demonstrate and encourage best The review should seek the Amendment proposed by David practice in angling and prepare opinions and involvement of WallWall, Albert Crombleholme, Pat participants for an oral and members of the Party with an Knowles & Tim Turner written test necessary before the interest or expertise in this field, individual can obtain an angling as well as the views of any outside c) undermine local public licence. bodies which Policy Committee accountability; feels would be d) increase the potential for 6/ A short written test will be useful. uneven provision of education necessary to renew the licence We will oppose new City after each 10-year period in order This is a Policy Committee motion, Academies and argue that to ensure that any changes in prprproposedpr oposed by Jonathan Dixon*, resources should be used to legislation and/or environmental Brian Heatley, Keith Ames-Rook, improve existing provision. City practices are understood and Matthew Follet, George Graham, Academy status should be implemented. Alan Francis & Tim Beaumont abolished and a mechanism developed to fully integrate such 7/ It will be a new offence to be C12. Abolition of City Academies schools into the mainstream state angling on any waterway in system. England or Wales without a 10- Synopsis year angling licence. This motion updates policy to Proposed by Mischa BorrisBorris*, Mark oppose Labour's City Academies, Douglas, Danny Bates & Tony 8/ It will be an offence to sell a which undermine Green principles Cooper. seasonal licence or local fishing of education. licence to anyone not able to show C13. Health Policies (submitted by a 10-year angling licence. Motion Health Policy Working Group) Insert the following as ED 400 and 9/ Revenue raised from fishing renumber: Synopsis licences and permits will be used The rationale for this motion is City Academies to set up the accreditation scheme that Primary Care Trusts now have and for training and awareness ED 400 The Green Party is opposed the powers of the former Local campaigns to the development and expansion Health Authorities, Family of City Academies. City Academies Practitioner Committees no both Proposed by Clive Lord*, Gary are outside the control of local the internal market as described Holden, Brenda Smithson, and authorities and are allowed to set here and GP Fundholding no Elizabeth Barclay. their own terms and conditions for longer exist. their teaching staff. They are C11. Public Administration & contrary to the Green Party's Motion: Government Enabling Motion policy of non-selective, publicly In existing (submitted by Policy Committee) funded education, accountable to local authority control. “H321 To promote decentralisation Synopsis and accountability, District Health In particular City Academies: Authorities and Family Practitioner We currently have three policy a) risk undermining the provision Committees will be merged as sections in the MfSS which all of local schools and may take unified cover similar areas concerned with resources away from non- Local Health Authorities. Health Public Administration and Academies; Authorities will be supervised by, Government and b) are particularly open to control and accountable to, elected Local which are not always wholly by or undue influence from Government. Co-operation consistent with each other. This religious groups or corporations. If between Health Authorities to motion instructs Policy private sponsorship or donations improve services will be Committee to set up a review are accepted by a school, that encouraged. The role of intended to produce one should not give the sponsor or Community Health Councils as coherent and up-to-date policy. donee any influence over its users' advocates will be developed development or ethos. to provide greater Motion assistance to individuals in This Conference instructs the Amendment 1 difficulties or disputes with the Policy Committee to initiate a Replace ‘religious’ in clause (b) by health services. Legislation will be policy review process, intended to ‘special interest’ introduced to allow individuals bring the current PA, PG and GC access to sections of their medical records.” the MfSS into one coherent and Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 12 of 12

Replace “District Health Referred to in new clause 5 (ix): Authorities and Family Practitioner Selection of Green Party Local 4. Restrictions Committees will Authority Candidates Local parties may make rules be merged as unified Local Health stipulating who is entitled to seek Authorities. Health Authorities” 1. Selections are to choose the nomination in addition to any with “Primary Care Trusts” thus candidate for the forthcoming decided nationally and the rules the first two sentences are election only: no selection can set by government. These rules combined into one choose a candidate for more than must have been decided by a which reads “To promote one attempt at a seat. meeting of the local party and decentralisation and then been published to the full accountability, Primary Care 2. Full/streamlined selection membership three months before Trusts will be supervised by, and procedures the call for nominations. For these accountable to, elected Local The local party shall choose which rules to be validly decided on by a Government.” wards it wishes to adopt a full local party, notice of the intended selection procedure for at a rules must have been given to the Replace “Health Authorities” in meeting at which this business whole membership of the local sentence 3 with “Primary Care has been notified to all the party together with a fortnight’s Trusts”. members. These wards must notice of the meeting. include those that are currently Amendments making further Replace “Community Health held by the Green Party, either restrictions to who may stand may Councils” with “Patients Forums” wholly or partially. The meeting not be taken at this meeting, but in sentence 4. should choose a full selection must go through the whole procedure for those wards that it procedure of notification set out Delete H326. believes it can win in the here. In the event of a national foreseeable future, or to which it Green Party member of the local Proposed by Stuart JefferyJeffery*, Dr designates as target wards. The party considering the rules Richard Lawson, Lee Roach, meeting shall elect an ERO discriminatory or unreasonable, Matthew Follett (electoral returning officer) to that member may make an appeal oversee the process unless there is to GPRC, whose decision is final. END OF SECTION C one previously elected, whose term is still current. The meeting Amendment 2 shall elect a person or committee In point 4, delete “whose decision to find and select candidates for is final” and replace with “who other seats, unless there is one may make recommendations to previously elected, whose term is the local party about the selection Section D (organisational motions) still current. This is referred to in rules. However, the local party will this document as the EO (elections have the final say”. D1. Selection of Local Authority officer or elections organisation). Candidates (Submitted by GPRC) The meeting may decide other Amendment proposed by Adrian matters to do with the selection Ramsay, Adrian Holmes, Rupert Synopsis procedures that do not contradict Read, Roy Walmsley, Richard This local selection procedure existing local party policy, local Bearman & Andrew Boswell. divides local authority seats into party constitution, standing two categories: those that are orders, national Green Party rules considered winnable or to which or democratic practice. 5. The ERO shall decide which branch resources are to be nominations are valid, including allocated, and others. For ‘target’ 3. Call for nominations any nominations referred to them seats a full selection process is laid The local party shall publish to the by the EO. down based on balloting local membership those wards for party members. For other seats, a which a full selection procedure is 6. Wards undergoing a full streamlined selection procedure is to be followed inviting selection procedure. laid down . (53 words) nominations to be sent to the The nominees will be informed of ERO. It shall also invite self- all successful nominations. Motion nomination for all other seats, to Nominees will have a period of In the Constitution of the Green be sent to the EO. The deadline three days from being informed to Party, section 5 (Organisation) shall be the same in both cases. withdraw their nomination after This call for nominations will take which the ERO will issue ballot insert new place at least 4 months before the papers to the electorate by post, ix) Campaigns for local elections date of the election. together with candidate shall be conducted by Local Parties statements. The ballot papers in accordance with byelaws Amendment 1 must include provision for RON approved from time to time by In last sentence of point 3, replace (re-open nominations). Provision Annual Conference. ‘will’ with ‘should’. should be made for hustings. Any restrictions on additional and rere----numbernumber accordingly. Amendment proposed by Adrian campaigning by candidates should Ramsay, Adrian Holmes, Rupert be agreed as in paragraph 4. A Add new byelawbyelaw: Read, Roy Walmsley, Richard deadline is set for return of ballot Bearman & Andrew Boswell. papers to the ERO, which should Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 13 of 13 be at least 5 days after any Amendment 3 shall exercise prior approval over hustings and 2 months before the At the end of point 9, delete “then any election material put out. election. Single ballots are GPRC shall make the final decision counted on the transferable vote as to the candidacy” and replace 12. The local party may make rules system. The ERO shall declare the with “then a vote of the officers of to govern the issue of election results. the Local Party will determine the material. final decision as to the candidacy” 7. Other wards 13. By-elections and other The EO shall examine the Amendment proposed by Adrian emergency selections nominations for other wards. If Ramsay, Adrian Holmes, Rupert In order to stand in a by-election persons nominating themselves Read, Roy Walmsley, Richard called at short notice, or where are acceptable to the EO, and there Bearman & Andrew Boswell. other emergency selection are not more nominations than procedures are necessary, the call seats to be contested in a ward, 10. Electorate for selection votes for nominations and the selection then those persons shall be the The local party may decide the of the candidate may be decided candidates. In the event of there electorate to select for a particular by a meeting of the local party for being more candidates for a ward ward – making it ward members which notice of this business has than seats then the EO may try only, local authority area members been given if possible. The ballot and persuade some of the or the entire local party. This is shall be by secret single nominees to stand in other wards subject to the following transferable vote. “Paragraph 4” of where there are not sufficient conditions: these rules shall apply. The local candidates. If there are still more (a) The selection may only be party may make other rules for by- nominees for a ward than seats, or confined to those living in the election or other emergence the EO considers that one (or ward or local authority area if selection of candidates, provided more) of the nominees is there are at least 10 members those rules have been approved by unsuitable to be a candidate, then living in that ward or local the local party in the same way as the ERO must run an election for authority area. in paragraph 4, “Restrictions”. that ward using the same procedure as for a full selection Amendment 4 14. De-selection (but with no further call for In point 10(a), replace “10” with In the event of significant new nominations). If the EO in “30” information coming to light about consultation with local party a candidate after their nomination officers considers a candidate Amendment proposed by Adrian has been accepted by the ERO, unsuitable then they shall tell Ramsay, Adrian Holmes, Rupert then the member should be them so privately to give them the Read, Roy Walmsley, Richard invited to discuss the issues at the opportunity to withdraw their Bearman & Andrew Boswell. hustings. If they are still selected nominations. or the information comes to light (b) The local party has approved after they have been selected as a 8. Unsuitable nominations the rules in the same way as in candidate, then the local party If the EO calls for an election in a paragraph 4, “Restrictions”. may consider de-selection, if the ward because a nominee is not In the event of these conditions candidate refuses to resign. De- considered suitable, then they not being met, or no decision selection will be considered at a may (and generally should) being taken, then the electorate local party meeting. Reasonable arrange for a statement to the shall be every member of the local notice must be given of the electorate advocating RON to be party. meeting and that this specific de- distributed with the ballot papers (c) Where the local party operates selection is on the agenda. etc. including a counter statement an associate member scheme, Normally this would be 14 days, form the candidate. their rights to vote in a local but election timetable might selection will be as set out in the make this less. Notice must be 9. Further candidates national and/or local party given to all members (and the Given the general policy of seeking constitution. candidate if they are not a local as many candidates as possible for party member). There should not local elections, the EO may find 11. No local party be an unreasonable delay between further candidates right up to the In the event of there being no local the significant new information close of nominations for the party in the local authority area, and invoking this procedure. A council. The EO’s judgement, then the Regional Party committee simple majority of those at the within any guidelines laid down by or a neighbouring party shall call meeting is sufficient to de-select the local or national party, as to for nominations and act as the the candidate. The candidate shall who may be one of these further electorate. They shall follow these be given time to address the candidates, is final. However, if procedures in so far as they are meeting, and shall also have the the person is not given the chance practical and relevant. If there is right of reply as the last person to to put their name forward for no functioning Regional speak before the vote is taken. In nomination as laid down in these Committee then the national the event of the de-selection being rules, then GPRC shall make the election agent will certify any unsuccessful, no further de- final decision as to the candidacy. candidate who comes forward selection meeting may be called after approval by the GPRC co- without the permission of the chairs. Whichever body is involved Regional Council.

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Finally, with regard to points 6 and means through its websites, e- Proposed by John Norris*, Tim 11, mail lists etc. Turner*Turner*, Martin Lucas-Smith, b. Members describing their own Margaret Wright & Adam Add to point 6 of byelaw which politics and activities on a Boardman refers to clause 5(x) Party personal website may refer to The Registration Green Party, its bodies and their D4. Selection procedures for iv) at the request of GPRC party membership. Conference nomination to House of Lords welcomes good advertisements of (submitted by GPRC) This is a GPRC motion proposed by our party there, which can inform, Tim Turner*Turner*, Graeme McIver, attract interest, encourage Background Bridget Green & Michael Stimson support and discussion of Green GPRC was asked by conference to ideas, and may lead readers to join prepare a selection procedure for D2. Fair Trade as party members. nomination to the House of Lords. c. Conference asks members This is it. It envisages selections Synopsis creating and maintaining personal being made that are valid for five This motion calls upon the websites to bear in mind that the years or until a nomination is Executive to promote a campaign impression given by a personal made to the government on Fair Trade. website mentioning Green (paragraph 1). For completeness, it politics, Party membership and has a process should we be Motion activity may reflect on The Green expecting more than one Conference calls upon the Party as a whole. They should nomination to be requested by the Executive to promote a campaign make clear that such is a personal government (paragraph 2). To in support of Fair Trade. This will site, not one representing The enter the selection requires involve International and Green Party or any of its bodies. supporting signatures from 20 Campaign Committees. The Party d. Conference regrets that Green Party members (paragraph will work with the Fair Trade difficulties have arisen on 3). Foundation (of Room 204 16 occasion when an individual Baldwin’s Gardens, London, EC1N member has created their own There are two Options for the 7RJ) who have expressed their website which purports to selection process: in one the vote willingness to support and work represent The Green Party or one is by essentially the elected with the Party to the benefit of of its bodies, without the representatives of the party both. agreement of that body. (option 1). In the other it is by all e. Conference instructs that no Green Party members (option 2). The Executive should encourage party member shall set up or Conference will decide which local parties to persuade local maintain a website which purports option it wants. authorities and businesses in their to represent The Green Party or area to create more Fair Trade any of its bodies, The selection process includes a Cities and Towns under the aegis such as a local party or policy shortlisting and interviewing of the Fair Trade Foundation. group, without the agreement of process. Conference will decide that body or The Green Party. the method of choosing the panel Proposed by Michael f. Conference resolves that such (option A or Option B). Stimson*,Stimson*,Tony Cooper, Paul agreement may be given, refused HasemanTim Turner, Anna Baker or withdrawn for cause by the In the Constitution of the Green Andrew Grantham & John Norris. party body or bodies represented, Party, section 5 (Organisation) and on behalf of The Green Party insert new D3. Use of Personal Websites as a whole by the Party Executive. g. Any such decision shall be xiv) Selection for nomination to Synopsis subject to appeal to the Green the House of Lords shall be Welcomes use of websites by Party Regional Council, but shall conducted in accordance with members to advertise The Green be implemented pending any byelaws approved from time to Party, our politics and activities, appeal. Refusing to take down time by Annual Conference. and encourage participation, such a website for which support, and discussion. Requires agreement has not been obtained Add new bye-law: that, where sites purport to or has been refused may be Referred to in new clause 5 (xiv): represent The Green Party or any deemed conduct not in the best Selection for nomination to the of its bodies rather than a personal interests of The Green Party. It is House of Lords view, such representation shall accepted that on occasion creators be by agreement with the party. will have lost access to a former, The Green Party shall select a now inactive site and despite their person to be its nominee, should it Motion best efforts may be unable to be invited by the government to a. The Internet and World Wide remove it. make a nomination to the House Web are among the best means h. Conference invites the Regional of Lords. That person shall be available to us to communicate Council to propose an appropriate selected even in advance of an Green politics and our Green Party by-law to a future Conference, invitation. activities to fellow members, after sufficient experience of the supporters and citizens generally. arrangements set out in this 1. Starting the selection process The party seeks to use those motion has been obtained. (i) This selection process shall choose a nominee for a period of 5 Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 15 of 15 years. If no nomination is made This is a GPRC motion proposed by within that period then a new (iv) Nomination may be supported Tim Turner*, Graeme McIver, selection process shall be by up to 300 words from the Bridget Green & Michael Stimson undertaken. candidate and shall include details of their experience in the Green D5. Gender Imbalance (ii) The next selection process shall Party and length of time of start after the approval of this membership. Synopsis process by conference. This motion proposes that a 4. Selection working group is set up under (iii) Subsequent selection OPTION 1 The nominee shall be GPEX to investigate best practice processes shall be started either a chosen by GPEx (including in relation to gender balance from reasonable time before the end of principal speakers, party leader any relevant source and especially the term specified in (i) or when and deputy leader if any), GPRC our the Green Party makes a members, MEPs, MPs, members of sister parties and to make nomination. the House of Lords, Assembly constitutional recommendations. (iv) The selection process shall members and principal local started by GPRC. If the national authority councillors. (“the Motion ERO is available and willing, they voters”). In the constitution: shall run the process. Otherwise GPRC will select an ERO. OPTION 2 The nominee shall be Renumber article 7 ix) to be 7ix a) chosen by all national members of and 2. M2. MultipleM ultiple Nominations GPEW . This selection process assumes Insert a new clause in Article 7 that only one nomination will be OPTION A clause 1xb) of the constitution invited by the government at a (i) GPEx, GPRC and the Association time. In the event that a selection of Green Councillors shall each “In view of the seriousness of the process is starting and GPEx nominate one person to an gender imbalance and the consider that multiple interviewing panel. A fourth decreasing number of women nominations are likely, it will person may be nominated by participating in the internal inform GPRC and the following majority decision of the MEPs, structures of the party and also procedure will be adopted. MPs, Lords and Assembly putting themselves forward for GPRC will decide on the number of members. external electoral representation, nominees to be selected, with GPEX will set up a working group advice from the chair of GPEx. This OPTION B to be run by and report to GPEX in decision will be made before (i) GPEx and GPRC shall each order to investigate best practice nominations open. The count will nominate two people to an from any relevant be as for an ordered list. Once any interviewing panel. source and especially our sister nominations are made from the This panel of four people shall parties and to make constitutional top of the list, a new selection select a chair from among their recommendations. " process shall be started. number. If the panel is deadlocked then the chair shall be selected Proposed by Miriam Kennet*, 3. Nomination from among the contenders by lot. Margaret Wright, Katherinre (i) The ERO shall arrange for the Kennet, Volker Heinemann & start of the selection process to be (ii) If there are more than six Jenny Jones. publicised to all members to invite candidates, the interviewing panel nominations with a copy of these may exclude some from D6. Using Commonwealth Links rules consideration and the ballot on a paper sift. In any event they shall Synopsis (ii) Nominations shall be interview at least three candidates Using Commonwealth links supported by at least twenty (if available). If multiple between first and third world signatures of GPEW members. No nominations are to be made, they English-speaking countries to member may sign more shall interview at least twice as promote Green politics. nomination papers than there are many candidates as there are MOTION: nominees to be selected (normally nominees to be selected. 1, unless there are multiple Conference notes nominations). In the event of a (iii) The panel shall interview the member signing more than their candidates and write a report for (a) that the Commonwealth brings allowed number of nomination which will be circulated with the together countries from the first papers, the signatures will be ballot papers and the candidates’ and third worlds which share use considered in the order in which statements to the members. of the English language, parts of the nominations were received their culture and history, and and opened by the ERO. Excess On receipt of the report, the voters migration between countries. signatures by the member shall be shall vote on the STV system. (b) the potential for using links considered invalid. Balloting of the voters may be through the Commonwealth to timed to coincide with a due promote international friendship (iii) All nominations must be sent mailing of the membership and to and Green politics by making separately from each other. (to allow hustings at conference. contacts, sharing information and make (ii) work!) giving help. This could facilitate Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 16 of 16 the development of Green politics Add at the end of 3) a) 'Except that, renumber subsequent sections to address international concerns where there are accordingly. such as problems in Zimbabwe and the reconstruction of Sierra Option A - 10 International Committee Leone. Option B - 15 (c) that individual members have Option C - 20 i)There shall be a Green Party suggested that The Green Party International Committee pursue this, and that from time to or less members in the (hereafter called the International time requests for links and help constituency the relevant Local Committee) which shall be are received from Greens in Party/ies may take a formal convened by the International Co- Commonwealth countries and decision to ballot their whole ordinator. their neighbours in Africa and membership(s). If agreement Asia. cannot be reached between all the ii) The International Committee (d) the difficulties involved in Local Parties concerned on who shall include 5 members elected by seeking to make a contribution should be balloted then the Annual Conference with vacancies over such distances, the resources default position shall be to ballot filled by election or by co-option required which have largely members in the constituency to be ratified at an intervening precluded this when only.' conference. resources have been very limited, and the contribution of air travel In 3) c) after 'each member' insert iii) The International Committee to 'eligible to vote in the selection shall be elected by and at climate change. ballot.' conference, be answerable to the executive and shall be a Conference requests the Add at end of paragraph 7). 'Except committee of the executive. International Co-ordinator and that, where the Local Party/ies Committee to concerned have agreed to ballot iv) The role of the International their entire membership(s) under Committee shall be to support the (e) consider what should be done 3). above, work of the co-ordinator and to make use of Commonwealth they may be members from together with the co-ordinator links to promote Green politics anywhere in the Local Party's/ies' organise the International work of and respond to requests for help, territory/ies.' the party . to estimate the resources which would be required, and to report In paragraph 11), sub-section (a) In the section named “elections” on this to the Executive and delete 'constituency' and replace currently section 13ii) of the Regional Council with proposals; by 'territory originally balloted'. Constitution insert “International (f) review the opportunities to Committee “after the words make use of the Commonwealth In 11) (f) delete the first “Campaigns Committee.” in our international policy, and 'constituency' and replace the invites them to bring proposals to second 'constituency' with Proposed by Volker Heinemann*Heinemann*, Conference. 'territory originally balloted'. Miriam Kennet, Katherine Kennet & Margaret Wright. Proposed by Frank Taylor*, John In 11) (g) delete 'All members Norris*, Janet Alty, John Marjoram, resident in the constituency will D9. No Further Autonomous Margaret Wright, and Susan Miles be eligible to vote.' Regional Parties

D7. Amendment to General In 11) i) delete 'constituency' and Synopsis Election Selection Procedures add after 'members' the words 'in It is proposed that Wales Green the territory originally balloted'. Party be allowed to retain its Synopsis autonomous status, but no A motion to amend the General In paragraph 12) add at end 'or, if further Autonomous regional Election candidate selection so agreed under 3). above, such parties will be set up. procedure so as to allow the members in the whole of the Local franchise to be extended where Party's/ies' territory/ies.' Motion there are very few members in a In the Constitution, delete the constituency. Proposed by Chris Rose*, Tim heading of 5iii),”Autonomous Turner, Lyn Bliss & Malcom Powell Regional Parties” and replace by Motion “Wales Green Party”. Amend 'Bye-laws referred Clause D8. International Committee 5(viii)' of the Constitution - Delete all of 5iii)a). 'Selection of candidates for the Synopsis House of Commons' as follows: This motion establishes an In 5iii)b) replace” An Autonomous International Committee in the Regional Party” by “Wales Green In paragraph 3), insert at the Green Party constitution. Party”. beginning 'Where one or more local Green Parties cover a Motion In 5iii)c) delete “A Regional Party” constituency', and replace Add a new section 12 to the and replace with” Wales Green 'candidates' with 'a candidate'. Constitution as follows and Party”.

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In Appendix B all references to Autonomous Regional Party shall “Autonomous Regional Party(ies)” D11. Five Year Term of Office ––– then be responsible for should be replaced by “Wales Clarification for Local Parties transferring the relevant portions Green Party”. But the last sentence to England and Wales Green Party of 1 shall be completely deleted. Synopsis and to the local parties within that This amendment is to clarify that Autonomous Region. In special But in 5,the words” suspend the the 5 year maximum tenure of circumstances a reduction in the Autonomous Region status of that office ruling applies throughout amount transferred to England Regional Party” shall be replaced the organisation of the Green and Wales Green Party can be by” suspend the Autonomous Party. While this is obligatory for agreed between the Autonomous Region status of Wales Green National and Regional structures, Regional Party and the Regional Party” it is being made advisory for Local Council. Parties. Proposed by Michael Stimson*, Note Tony Cooper, Gregory Patton, The existing section 3 reads: Adam Stacey, Adrian John Oliver & Motion In the Constitution of the Green “An Autonomous Regional Party Andrew Grantham shall receive the whole of the Party, Section 5 ORGANISATION, section Green Party and Regional Party D10. Associate Membership portions of each membership xii), change sit on to vote in, and add a sentence to the end, so that subscription payable within its Synopsis Region, and shall pay an amount There has been discussion on the it now reads to be determined by agreement exact rights of Associate Members. between the Autonomous This motion aims to give xii) No member may be elected to the same post or vote in Regional Party and the Regional Conference the ability to indicate Council. This amount shall include its preferences or wishes. the same body for more than 5 terms consecutively, nor be a a basic component calculated in Paragraph iv) of Section 4 is regard to the number of members relevant . Membership of the member of the Green Party Regional Council for more than in the Region in each membership Green Party shall entitle members category. In addition to this basic to vote on the business of the three terms consecutively. component, the amount payable Party. may also include components in While this ruling is obligatory for any and all National and Regional respect of specific services MotiMotionononon supplied to the Regional Party by In the Constitution of the Green bodies, it is advisory in small Local Parties. the Green Party. Party change Paragraph v) of Section 4 MEMBERSHIP to read as Proposed by Owen Clarke*Clarke*, E Proposed by Owen ClarkeClarke*, Ernie follows Harmer, M Sweeting & C V Hamer, C Hamer & G Layton.. D10. Autonomous Regional Parties Sweeting. v) A Local Party may have local Associate Membership and D13. Tall Ships Race encourage Associates to Synopsis contribute to the funds of the This motion continues Synopsis Local Green Party and to autonomous region status, but None provided. participate in and vote on the without any change to standard subject of Local Green Party subscription split since the change Motion activities. Such members have no of location of membership Support for Energy Awareness vote on officer or candidate function makes little change to during the Tall Ships Race 2005 selection for the Local Party or the the workload of National Office. Conference notes that the Green Party, nor hold office in An Autonomous Region can still Newcastle-Gateshead leg of the either, nor receive any of the benefit financially from retention Tall Ships Race 2005 is expected to services of the Green Party to its of donations paid with a attract 2-3 million visitors and that members. subscription. this offers a unique opportunity to raise awareness of energy issues The existing paragraph v) is: Motion on the international stage.

“v) A Local Party may institute any In the constitution of the Green Party change Section 3 of Conference notes that the event form of local Associate organisers were endorsed by the Membership and encourage APPENDIX B: Autonomous Regional Parties to read as follows NE England Green Party AGM on 4 Associated to participate in its September 2004 and NEEGP has business, but such Associates shall 3. An Autonomous Regional Party asked the Green Party of England not vote on the business of The & Wales to extend the Green Party, nor hold office in it, shall receive the whole of the Green Party membership endorsement. nor receive the services of The Green Party to its members. subscription from members resident within that Autonomous Switched-on Generation, a start- up social enterprise, has developed Proposed by Owen Clarke*Clarke*, Ernie region, together with any related donation paid through the a series of mainstream events to Harmer, C V Sweeting. & M catalyse and harness the untapped Sweeting. Autonomous Region. The Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 18 of 18 natural synergy between the Tall f) substantially changing policy satisfied that the public Ships fraternity, marine renewable areas, or having complex must be protected or that the energy (offshore wind, wave and implications for other areas, offender's presence in the tide) and community groups. without having passed through community would constitute a the agreed process of consultation threat to his or her own Primarily focussed on renewable or seeks to significantly amend safety. (CJ362) energy, events including a the principles passed in a policy community energy festival, a great motion or Voting Paper less than 7. The just implementation of anti- green exhibition and a schools two years previously, or if it seeks social behaviour orders energy competition will also raise to re-present a policy proposal is consistent with the above awareness of energy efficiency, which has been debated and principles established in the fuel poverty and issues concerning defeated at Conference less than Manifesto for a Sustainable security of supply. two years previously (see Appendix Society. In particular, the Conference supports the North A), except where it is proposed by Asbo does in principle require East of England Green Party in Regional Council and agreed by greater participation of the endorsing Switched-on SOC that the specific exception to community in determining Generation’s community approach that requirement shall be made in sanctions on trouble-makers; to Tall Ships 2005 as an effective respect of an area of Party Policy could forestall the need for method of raising awareness of for which urgent need to update custodial sentencing by tackling energy issues and instructs GPEx or clarify the policy outweighs the both the causes of crime and the to publicise the Party’s support for normal consideration of fear of crime; does provide for the event. procedure. meaningful measures to be taken upon environmental harm and Proposed by Nic Best*Best*, Pamela O1. AntiAnti----socialsocial Behaviour Orders their perpetrators; and does not Woolner, Duncan Couchman & dispense with the use of the Tim Turner Synopsis: This motion sets out a criminal court as the ultimate position from which the arbiter. END OF SECTION D Green Party can articulate its qualified support for B. Conference therefore recognises anti-social behaviour orders. that:

Motion The responsible use of Asbos and Section O ––– Out of Order Motions Acceptable Behaviour Contracts A. Conference notes that: can play a meaningful role in The Standing Orders for the combating crime, the fear of Conduct of Conference, SOCC, set 1. The basic institutions of Green crime, and anti-social behaviour in out the types of motion that can justice should be particular. The new powers which be put to Conference and the community-based and relatively Asbos and related instruments grounds on which they should be informal in nature. (CJ112) afford the community, police and ruled out of order. Paragraphs 8 & judiciary must be used wisely in 9 are the relevant parts of Section 2. Retributive sentencing is order to ensure that the correct C and are reproduced here for the ineffective in reducing crime. balance between the rights of the information of members. (CJ113) victim and the rights of the perpetrator is struck. EXTRACT FROM SECTION C OF 3. Offenders should be integrated STANDING ORDERS FOR THE into the community rather Proposed by Shahrar AAli*,li*, Brian CONDUCT OF CONFERENCE than outlawed. (CJ204) Orr, Alan Francis, Jonathan Dixon, Peter Murray “8“8“8.“8 Motions shall be accepted 4. Current non-custodial which propose: change, deletion, sentences such as Community SOC ––– ruled out of order the addition or alteration to the Service and Probation should grounds that it does none of the Constitution of the Party, the continue to be used with the requirements of Paragraph 8 and Organisation of the Party, Party aim of reducing the use of also fall foul of 9e) as it requires Policy as expressed in the detention. (CJ343) no consequential action such as Manifesto for a Sustainable updating the MfSS. Society or its Election Manifesto, 5. A strong legal base will make it or which commit the Party to both easier and more O2. ArrangemeArrangementsnts for ballots in activities consistent with its desirable to establish community- Autonomous Regions to rescind philosophy and policies. based and regional forums that status 9.9.9. Motions or amendments to for the settlement of motions shall be ruled out of order environmental disputes and for Motion on grounds of being: preventing environmental harm by In section 5iii of the Constitution a) contrary to the Constitution, means of voluntary add subsection d) b) retrospective in their effect, agreement. (CJ351) c) ambiguous, d) Any Autonomous Regional Party d) vague, 6. Only the Crown Court will have may by a two-thirds majority of e) trivial or requiring no the power to order members voting in a postal ballot, consequential action, detention and only when it is Final Agenda for Green Party Spring Conference 2005 Page 19 of 19 opt to discontinue its status as an The Green Party calls upon the file at national party office so that Autonomous Regional Party Government to enact legislation advice can be given to members so that: on the current interpretation. Or if the relevant motion (see D48) 1. All diesel-engined lorries and has been passed, add a subsection vans are fitted with effective Motion st as follows: particulate traps by 1 January Conference instructs the Green 2007 Party Executive to put in place a d) Wales Green Party may by a 2. Buses in all cities and major system whereby all interpretations two-thirds majority of members centres of population convert of current Green Party policy in voting in a postal ballot, opt to from diesel to alternative relation to changing political discontinue its status as an cleaner fuels circumstances made by senior Autonomous Regional Party. 3. Government provides major position holders are held in a file funding to help establish in the National Office of the Green Proposed by Tony Cooper*, Adrian clean light rail or tram Party. Senior position holders John Oliver, Greg Patton, Adam options for cities and major include National or Regional Stacey centres of population. Spokespersons or Leaders; MPs, 4. All diesel fuel to become ultra MEPs and MWAs; chairs of GPRC SOC ––– 9b) retrospective in effect. It low sulphur and GPEX, co-ordinators of is SOC’s opinion that the manner 5. Rigorous diesel particulate committees. in which Wales Green Party emission standards are set chooses to give up its out and enforced from all This is to enable the giving of autonomous status is a matter for diesel vehicles. correct up-to-date information to Wales Green Party. The result of Proposed by John Spottiswode*, R enquirers. this motion however would be to Heinrich, David Curl, Joseph Cox, remove this choice from Wales Andrea Smith & A Shaw It will be the duty of these senior Green Party members and position holders to pass therefore is retrospective in its SOC ––– 9c) vague --- whilst the information on any effect. motion sets out a range of ideas interpretations they make to the and objectives it fails to explain National Office without delay, O3. Diesel Particulates what action the Party should take together with details of the Motions but instead sets out the action relevant section of the MfSS. Knowing that : that the Government should take. • The health dangers of This may seem pedantic but Proposed by Owen Clarke*Clarke*, E particulates from diesel Conference decisions must Hamer, M Sweeting, C Sweeting. engines are well known and address what the Party is actually casue many deaths (eg from able to do and in the absence of SOC ––– 9c) vaguevague. lung cancer) They have also concrete actions is ‘vague’‘vague’.... It is SOC’s opinion that the term been linked to breathing ‘Senior Position Holders’ is too problems, such as asthma O4. Senior Position Holders vague a term to define who should • The density of diesel pollution be obliged by the Executive ttoo in heavily populated areas Synopsis comply with this motion. such as city centres is intense While broad Green Party policy • There is technology available remains constant between END OF AGENDA to significantly reduce conferences, specific particulate pollution from interpretations change in relation to the current political situation. diesel engines These changes made by senior position holders must be held in a

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Contact details for the motions in this agenda

Shahrar Ali 86 Doyle Gardens, London, NW10 3SR 020 8961 9122 [email protected] Janet Alty 18 Lillington Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5YY 01926 427773 [email protected] Nic Best 57 Olympia Gardens, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1JQ 01670 517915 [email protected] Mischa Borris 38c Windus Road, London N16 6UP [email protected] Owen Clarke 11 Pentwyn Heights, Abersychan, Torfaen, NP4 7TN 01495 773175 [email protected] Tony Cooper 13 Albert Road, Ashtead, KT21 1BJ 01372 273997 [email protected] Steve Dawe 10 Hillbrow Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QH 01233 645167 [email protected] Jonathan Dixon 69 Wykeham Street, Scarborough, YO12 7SA 01723 501613 [email protected] Alan Francis 6 Spencer Court, New Bradwell, Milton Keynes, MK13 0DW 01908 316921 [email protected] Stuart Jeffery 60 Boxley Road, Maidstone, ME14 2TW 01622 676984 [email protected] Brian Heatley Lorton Barn, Lorton Lane, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5QH 01305 816514 [email protected] Volker Heinemann 25 Mitre Close, Bedford, MK41 0SR 07944 849287

Miriam Kennet 6 Strachey Close, Tidmarsh, Reading, RG8 8EP 07990 590463 [email protected] Richard Lawson The Old School House, Station Rd, Congresbury, BS49 5DX 01934 835140 [email protected] Clive Lord 44 Upper Batley Low Lane, Batley, West Yorks, WF17 0AP 01924 472767 [email protected] Graeme McIver 5 Foxdale Close, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0BJ 01204 853-955 [email protected] John Norris 13a Hampden Street, Bishopshill, York, YO1 6EA 01904 640344 [email protected] Brigg Oubridge Penlan Fach, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, SA23 7UQ [email protected] Adrian Ramsay 98 George Borrow Road, Norwich,m NR4 7HU 01603 503607 [email protected] Chris Rose 26 Devonshire Road, Bristol, BS6 7NJ 0117 942 1481 [email protected] Michael Stimson 33 Swanborough Drive, Brighton, BN2 5PJ 01273 699288 [email protected] Frank Taylor 11 Andrew Evans House, Innage Lane, WV16 4HQ 01746 769103 [email protected] Tim Turner GPRC 59 Aldrington Rd, London SW16 1TU, 020 86772896 [email protected] David Wall 67A Weston Road, Lichfield Staffs, WS13 7PA

SOC CURRENTLY HAS TWO MEMBERS. PLEASE THINK ABOUT PUTTING YOURSELF UP FOR ELECTION IN THE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS AT THIS CONFERENCE.. SPEAK TO DEAN WALTON OR ROBIN ON THE SOC TABLE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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