Rally for Europe Friday 17th March 2017 18.30–19.30 York Barbican, Auditorium

With Tim Farron, Sarah Olney, Nick Clegg and special guests

Civic Drinks Reception HCivicosted by the RDrinkst Hon the Lord Mayor Reception of York, Cllr Julie Gunnell

Members are invited to join Councillor Dave Taylor, The Right Honourable Lord FridayMayor of7 York,March and 17.15 Councillor–18.00, Keith York Aspden, Barbican Deputy Leader of City of York MembersCouncil (Lib are Dem),invited for to joinwelcome the Rt drinksHon the before Lord Mayor the Conference of York, Cllr Rally. Julie Gunnell and Party President Tim Farron for a drink and speeches ahead of the Party’s traditional ConferenceFriday 17 Rally. March 2017, 17.15–18.00, York Barbican Contents Welcome to the Agenda & Directory Feature 2–3 for the Liberal Democrat spring 2017 federal conference. Welcome to York by Tim Farron 2 If you have any questions whilst at conference please ask a conference Conference information 4–12 steward or go to the Information Desk Conference venue plan 12 in York Barbican. Exhibition: 13–17 List of exhibitors 13 Conference venue Directory of exhibitors 14 York Barbican Paragon Street Fringe guide: 19–33 York YO10 4NT Fringe venues and key 19 The conference venue will open at Friday fringe 20 16.30 on Friday 17th March. Saturday fringe 22 Conference training programme 28

Conference hotel Agenda: 35–55 Novotel York Centre Agenda index and timetable 35 Fishergate Friday 17th March 36 York YO10 4FD Saturday 18th March 37 Official fringe venue Sunday 19th March 50 Autumn 2017 conference timetable 49 Hilton York 1 Tower St Federal Party 56 York YO1 9WD Map of York back cover

Further information, registration and conference publications (including plain text and clear print versions) are available at: www.libdems.org.uk/conference

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Edited by Emma Price and published Printed by Park Communications Ltd, by The Conference Office, Liberal Democrats, Alpine Way, London E6 6LA. 8–10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE. Photographs © Liberal Democrats Design and layout by Mike Cooper, unless stated. [email protected].

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 1 governed by a President who rails who governed by a President consider we would against everything to be. British values trust politicians. People don’t is campaign that After the referendum – not a single not surprising. No-one – set out a vision Leave campaigner end up. our country would for where of the dismiss the outcome Still, I don’t very I found the result referendum. but I accept the to swallow, hard government to has a mandate the European negotiate an exit from Union. It has no mandate to decide our final destination. The only way to heal the divisions that that it have been exposed is to ensure in is the people – not bureaucrats Brussels or Whitehall, or politicians in – who have the final say Westminster we end up. on where May has celebrated ‘taking Theresa the will and ‘respecting back control’ of the British people’. She should do just that and give the people the final say on the deal. Corbyn. Not Jeremy May. Not Theresa Not me. The people. Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference Liberal Democrat Spring Agenda & Directory

2 They have alienated our friends in the market on the planet. Their largest free choices will leave us vulnerable in negotiations with a United States In short, both May and Corbyn are In short, both May and Corbyn are content with choices that will leave the damage our United Kingdom poorer, our influence in security and reduce the world. As lamentable is Labour’s appalling As lamentable is Labour’s to hold the governmentfailure to account. Instead of challenging May Corbyn and the Conservatives, Jeremy has become a cheerleader for a Tory Government Brexit hell bent on ripping us out of the Single Market. Theresa May has fuelled those Theresa divisions by choosing the most That was a damaging form of Brexit. choice, not an inevitability. Whatever we think of the referendum of the referendum Whatever we think win narrow was a campaign, the result opened up huge for Leave that has It set up fierce divisions in our country. and families. It debates in communities each and cities against set regions between resentment other and caused generations. different We gather this weekend as a gather this weekend We a very clear mission: party with United Kingdom’s to fight for the in Europe. interests by Tim Farron MP Farron by Tim Welcome to York to Welcome

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This is a decision our country needs to Conservatives. Our clear statement of make together: do we accept the British interests and our commitment Tories’ hard Brexit deal or do we to working hard for our local areas is choose to stay in the European Union? winning respect – and votes.

So as Jeremy Corbyn leads the So whatever it is that brought you into Labour Party into political irrelevance, I our party, and here to York, throw want us to show that we Liberal yourself into our debates. Enjoy the Democrats are the real opposition to chance to learn new ways to show this government. We are the party people how we will stand alongside through which people can express them and fight for their communities. their anger at a Conservative government that is betraying our And leave York emboldened by the country’s interests. knowledge that 2017 will see us grow even stronger and more successful. Up and down the country we are showing this to be the case. In by- Tim Farron is MP for Westmorland election after by-election we are and Lonsdale and Leader of the hammering Labour and the Liberal Democrats

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 3 Conference information

If you have any questions on-site, Cloakroom please ask a steward or go to the Information Information Desk in the main foyer of York Barbican does not have a York Barbican. cloakroom; however rails will be available for attendees to leave coats Be aware that flash photography is at their own risk. Do not leave bags frequently used in the auditorium. unattended at any point within the Please ensure that all mobile phones venue. are on silent before entering the auditorium. Please note that under no circumstances will any large bags or Please note that access to York suitcases be allowed into York Barbican is only possible with a valid Barbican. conference pass. Conference Daily Conference Access Fund Conference Daily includes last-minute We have established a Conference changes to the order of business; Access Fund to improve accessibility collect your copy on Saturday morning for members attending conference. from the Information Desk or view it The fund consists of a contribution online at: from the Conference budget as well as donations from party members. Any www.libdems.org.uk/conference contributions made by members are ring-fenced for this purpose only and Disabled access where applicable, any unused donations will be carried over to the If you need assistance at the venue, next conference. For details see: please contact the Information Desk where our dedicated access steward www.libdems.org.uk/access-fund will be on hand to help. If you need assistance or information in advance, Accommodation contact the Conference Office on: Accommodation can be booked via [email protected] our local partner, Visit York on 01904 Auditorium facilities 550080. l A wheelchair lift at the right of the stage; the chair of the session will Banking facilities ensure wheelchair users are called Please note there is no ATM available in plenty of time to access the at this venue or in the immediate stage. vicinity. l An induction loop system, which can be linked to hearing aids.

4 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference information l Sign language interpretation during Barbican. Excessive distribution of all auditorium sessions; a number of promotional literature is not in line with seats are reserved for attendees the party’s environmental policies. using this service, at the front of the Any persons attempting to bring a auditorium to the left of the stage. large number of fliers into the l Reserved seats at the front of the conference centre may be prohibited auditorium for those who would from entering and a dilapidation benefit from being closer to the charge will be levied against any Information stage due to a visual impairment. organisation or individual responsible Mobility aids for ‘fly-posting’. The Liberal Democrats have a limited number of electric scooters available FCC helpdesk for use around the conference venue Members of the FCC will be available – please note that they need to be to give advice at the Information Desk returned each evening. To request the at the following times: use of an electric scooter, tick the appropriate box when registering or Friday 17th March 17.00–18.00 prior to conference contact: Saturday 18th March 09.00–10.30 [email protected] Saturday 18th March 14.00–16.00

Distribution of literature Federal Board helpdesk Distribution of literature is not allowed The FB helpdesk is situated by the inside or directly outside York Information Desk. Members of the Federal Board will be available to have strategic conversations with members at the following times: Saturday 18th March 10.30–12.30 Saturday 18th March 14.00–16.00 Sunday 19th March 10.30–12.30

First Aid In the event of needing First Aid, please speak to a conference steward or go to the Information Desk. The stewards will arrange for First Aiders to attend and/or request a paramedic.

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 5 Conference information Information Desk in operation at the Novotel in Meeting Rooms 5 & 6. There will be a The Information Desk is located in the

Information charitable box if you wish to donate to main foyer of York Barbican and is one of the hotel’s chosen charities. open as follows: Friday 17th March 16.30–18.30 Prayer and meditation room Saturday 18th March 08.30–18.30 Sunday 19th March 08.30–13.30 Unfortunately due to venue restrictions we are unable to provide a prayer and You can also contact the Information meditation room at this event. Desk by email or telephone: Apologies for any inconvenience this [email protected] may cause. 01904 310047 Registration on-site Internet access On-site registration is located in the Free wifi is available within York Box Office of York Barbican and is Barbican – no password is required. open at the following times:

Network name: Barbican Free Friday 17th March 16.30–18.30 Saturday 18th March 09.00–17.30 Left luggage At busy times you may experience queues at on-site registration and we On Sunday 19th March please store strongly advise all those wishing to your luggage at your hotel after attend conference to pre-register via: checkout. Alternatively, there is a www.libdems.org.uk/conference secure, complimentary luggage service

Q&A sessions There will be a series of Q&A sessions during conference, where you can come along and ask questions of our spokespeople. A fantastic opportunity for members to find out more about what our Parliamentarians are up to. All sessions take place in the Lendal Room in York Barbican. Saturday 18th March 11.30–12.15 Education with John Pugh & Sue Garden 12.30–13.15 Housing with John Shipley & Kath Pinnock

Sunday 19th March 10.00–11.00 Brexit with Tom Brake, Sarah Ludford & Nick Clegg

6 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference information If you have lost your conference photo Any bag left unattended will be pass, visit on-site registration to brought to the attention of the police arrange a re-print. A replacement fee and may be removed and/or of £25 applies and photo passes are destroyed. reissued at the discretion of the Registration Manager. Transport and travel York Barbican is 20 minutes walk from Security and safety Information York train station or a short taxi ride. Access to York Barbican is possible only with a valid, conference pass Bus tours offer worn with the official lanyard. York City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Conference photo passes must be bus tours are offering conference- worn visibly at all times within the goers 50% off their tour prices. secure zone. Anyone found in the Present your conference photo pass secure area without a valid pass will be to the driver for 24 hours unlimited use escorted from the venue. for just £6.50 over the conference Attendees will be subject to random weekend. bag searches at the entrance. To www.city-sightseeing.com ensure you can access the venue as quickly as possible please only bring Taxis essential items with you into the conference venue. Please allow time Streamline Taxis are offering an for queuing during key times – exclusive 10% discount off all city taxi particularly after lunch and ahead of journeys. Present your photo pass to popular events. the driver at the start of your journey to claim your discount. Under no circumstances will any large bags or suitcases be allowed into the Telephone: 01904 656565 secure zone. Parking York Visitor Information The nearest car park is Q park on Kent Centre Street (YO10 4AH), just behind York 15% off gifts in the Visitor Barbican. Q Park has 5 dedicated Information Centre. A fantastic disabled parking spaces. Please note, selection of York, Yorkshire and these are not blue badge parking – for British made crafts and produce. information on blue badge parking in From handmade chocolates York visit: and biscuits to bath oils made from http://bit.ly/1nMYIZu local lavender and much more! 1 Museum Street, York YO1 7DT.

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 7 Debates and votes at conference Debates on policy and business Interventions: are concise (one motions are at the heart of federal minute) speeches made from the

Information conference. It is through them that intervention microphone(s) on the the party sets its policy and future floor of the auditorium, during direction. Unlike in other parties, debates where it is indicated in the Liberal Democrat members are Agenda. sovereign, and what they decide Amendments: all motions except really matters. emergency motions are open to The structure of debate on amendment; amendments accepted policy and business motions: will be printed in Conference Daily. Voting: decisions on most motions Proposer of the motion speaks and on all amendments and separate V votes are by simple majority of those Proposers of any amendments voting (2/3 majority for constitutional speak in turn amendments). To cast their votes, voting members must be seated on V the ground floor of the auditorium and Speakers called on all sides of show their voting badge. the debate with the chair seeking to ensure balance Separate votes: a vote on whether to delete or retain the specified words V or section. A request for a separate Interventions taken (if listed on vote may be submitted by any party the agenda) member: by the start of the first V conference session on the day before Summators of amendments the debate is scheduled, or by the speak in turn deadline for emergency motions for debates scheduled for the first day of V conference; using the online form at The summator of the motion libdems.org.uk/conference_papers, speaks by email to separate.votes@libdems. org.uk, or in writing to the Speakers’ V Table in the auditorium. The chair takes votes for and against the amendments and Counted vote: the chair of the separate votes (if any) in turn session may decide that a vote needs to be counted. Any voting member V may request a count from the floor; if A vote will be taken on the fifty voting representatives stand and motion as a whole show their voting cards, a count will be taken.

8 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Speaking and voting in conference debates Eligibility to speak and vote auditorium, an auditorium steward or the Information Desk. All party members are entitled to speak and vote in conference debates, providing they are: Completing a speaker’s card l attending conference as a party When completing a speaker’s card, Information member (and not eg an exhibitor remember: or observer); and l not registered as a day visitor. 1 Submit your card well in advance. The chair and aide team Party members fulfilling these criteria for the debate will meet well in are known as ‘voting members’. advance to plan the debate – sometimes the previous day. The Federal Conference Committee may also give permission for other 2 Fill in your card completely. persons to speak (but not vote) in Complete the two sections on the conference debates. back of the card as well as the front. These sections are needed for the Length of speeches chair and aide to balance the debate, so they can call people with The length of speeches is shown relevant experience and avoid a against each motion in the Agenda. string of people making the same There are three lights on the point. speaker’s rostrum and visible either 3 Make sure it’s readable! side of the stage. The green light is Don’t fill every square centimetre of switched on at the beginning of the the card; don’t write illegibly, in very speech. The amber light is switched small letters, or in green ink … The on 60 seconds before the end of the easier you make it for the chair and allowed time (20 seconds before the aide to read the card the more likely end of an intervention). The red light you will be called. is switched on when all the time is used up, and the speaker must stop immediately. Interventions To speak during interventions, voting Applying to speak members should complete an To make a speech in a debate you intervention form, collected from and must complete a speaker’s card, returned to a steward in the collected from and returned to the auditorium. Speakers will be chosen Speakers’ Table at the front of the by the chair of the session by random ballot.

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 9 Other conference sessions Emergency motions and topical Questions may also be submitted issue discussions on a form collected from and Information returned to the Speakers’ Table in Emergency motions are debated and the auditorium by: voted on and make formal party l 12.40 Saturday 18th March. policy like other motions, but refer to a substantial development since the Reports deadline for submission of motions. The reports of Federal Committees Motions selected for debate, and/or and Parliamentary Parties are for selection by ballot along with the printed in the separate reports ballot procedure, will be printed in document. Saturday’s Conference Daily. Any party member may submit Topical issue discussions allow concise questions (maximum 25 members and spokespeople to words) on these reports. The chair discuss and comment on a political will select which questions will be issue live at the time of conference; asked. Questions to reports of the they do not make party policy. Parliamentary Parties may relate to any aspect of Liberal Democrat The topical issue to be discussed is activities in the UK or European chosen by officers of the Federal Parliaments. Conference Committee and Federal Policy Committee and will be printed Deadlines for questions to reports: in Saturday’s Conference Daily. l 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. Questions may be submitted using Leader’s question & answer the online form at www.libdems.org. session uk/conference_submissions Any party member may submit a Questions received by the deadlines concise question (maximum 25 above will be printed in Saturday’s words) on the subject of the session, Conference Daily. or on any subject for the Leader’s Questions on events occurring after Q&A. Questions will be selected by the deadlines above may be the chair and put by the submitter submitted on speaker’s cards at the from the intervention microphones in Speakers’ Table up until one hour the auditorium. before the start of the relevant Questions may be submitted using session. the online form: l at libdems.org.uk/conference_ submissions. l by 13.00, Tuesday 14th March.

1010 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Submitting amendments, emergency motions, topical issues and appeals

Amendments and Drafting advice emergency motions Submitters are encouraged to use Amendments and emergency our drafting advice service: draft motions must be: amendments and emergency l signed by 10 party members; OR motions should be submitted Information l submitted by one or more of: a l by 13.00, Tuesday 28th February. local party, state party, regional Amendments, emergency party in England, Federal motions and topical issues should Specified Associated be submitted to the Policy Unit: Organisation or Federal Party l using the online form at Committee. www.libdems.org.uk/ Amendments and emergency conference_submissions motions must be submitted by l or by post to Policy Unit, 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. 8–10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE. Submitters should include: l For amendments – a short Appeals explanation of the intended effect Appeals against the non-inclusion of of the amendment. emergency motions or amendments l For emergency motions – a short must be signed by the original explanation of its emergency drafting contact and should: nature. l be no longer than one side of an Topical issues A4 sheet; l give a contact name and Suggestions for topical issues may telephone number; be submitted by any party member: l include a copy of the motion/ l by 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. amendment to which they relate; The title of the issue should be no l give justification for the appeal more than ten words, and should and new information Conference not include an expression of Committee was unaware of opinion; please include full contact when it made its decision; details of the submitter and up to and: 100 words explanatory background. l be submitted by 09.00, Thursday 16th March, l sent to [email protected]

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The exhibition will be open at the 19 Rights-Liberties-Justice (LDLA) following times: 20 Ask an Expert 21 Liberal Reform Friday 17th March 16.30–18.15 Saturday 18th March 09.00–18.00 22 Liberal Democrat Education Association Sunday 19th March 09.00–12.00 23 ALTER 24 Election Workshop Exhibitors listed by stand 25 Ethnic Minority Liberal number Democrats and Liberal Democrats for Seekers of 2 Green Liberal Democrats Sanctuary 3 Business Events Bournemouth 26 Liberal Democrat Friends of 4&5 Carryon Clothing Palestine Exhibition 6 Visit York 27 Liberal Democrat Women 7&8 Berber Leather 28 Prospect Magazine 9&10 ONEPOST 29 Liberal Democrat History 11 Humanist & Secularist Liberal Group Democrats 30 English Review Group 12 Social Liberal Forum 31 Lib Dem Disability Association 13 Prater Raines 32 Midshire 14 Young Liberals 33&34 ALDC – Liberal Democrat 15 Liberal Democrats for Electoral Campaigners and Councillors Reform and LGA Liberal Democrats 16 Liberator 35 Parliamentary Candidates 17 Liberal Democrat Christian Association Forum 36 Liberal Democrat Image 18 Association of Liberal 37&38 Pulmonary Hypertension Democrat Engineers and Association UK Scientists

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Berber Leather Berber Leather specialises in high quality, ALDC – Liberal Democrat Campaigners handmade leather bags from Morocco that and Councillors and LGA Liberal are practical, yet stylish, for today’s busy Democrats world. ALDC and LGA Lib Dems provide advice, www.berberleather.com 7 & 8 Exhibition support and resources for local campaigners and councillors. Get in touch and join ALDC for just £3.41 a month here. www.aldc.org Business Events Bournemouth www.libdemgroup.lga.gov.uk 33 & 34 Business Events Bournemouth is an established Partnership created to provide a one-stop shop facility for conferences in Bournemouth including an official secure ALTER online accommodation reservation facility. ALTER seeks to build support for Land T: 01202 816147 Value Taxation amongst Liberal Democrats; www.bebres.org.uk 3 and to promote and campaign for this policy as a more sustainable and just resource-based economic system Carryon Clothing www.libdemsalter.org.uk 23 Weatherproof coats, jackets, some reversible, and hats with coordinating accessories in amazing colours and Ask an Expert designs to suit all occasions. Ask an Expert provides www.carryonclothing.co.uk 4 & 5 in-depth one-to-one assistance, training and support on a range of issues. Learn new skills, troubleshoot problems and get Election Workshop advice on issues that matter to you. 20 Print. Design. Direct Mail. Election Workshop was set up to provide quality and value to Liberal Democrat Association of Liberal campaigners. We offer bulk buys and Democrat Engineers colour print offers for ALDC’s template and Scientists artwork. The Association of Liberal Democrat www.electionworkshop.co.uk 24 Engineers and Scientists (Aldes) provides a resource of engineering and scientific know-how to support the Party. Meet our members and learn how to get involved. 18

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Lib Dem Disability English Review Group Association Your chance to help shape the future Working to win the votes of people with structure of the party in England to improve disabilities. Providing a voice for members its efficiency and effectiveness with disabilities. Influencing policies to www.libdems.org.uk/england 30 ensure they reflect the views of people with disabilities and carers. https://disabilitylibdems.org.uk 31

Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats and Liberal Democrats for Seekers of Sanctuary Liberal Democrat Christian Forum

EMLD campaigns and works with ethnic We are a Christian voice in the Party and a Exhibition minorities promoting the Party objectives. voice of liberal democracy among LD4SOS believe in standing up for asylum Christians. We support Christians of all seekers in the UK and treating them with backgrounds to engage positively and compassion, humanity and respect. constructively in politics. www.emlibdems.org.uk www.ldcf.org 17 www.ld4sos.org.uk 25

Liberal Democrat Education Association The Liberal Democrat Education Green Liberal Democrats Association aims to improve education GLD’s stand focuses on carbon-free through: publishing articles; running energy this conference. As one of the conferences; generating new ideas; Party’s largest membership organisations, promoting Lib Dem education policies and GLD is examining the availability of options providing advice to Liberal Democrats in for a carbon-free future. power. www.greenlibdems.org.uk 2 www.ldea.co.uk 22

Humanist & Secularist Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats Friends of Palestine For Liberal Democrats who believe the LDFP fights for the rights of the Palestinian state should treat everyone equally People, for immediate recognition of regardless of their religion or belief. Recent Palestine as a State, and for the human campaigns cover caste discrimination, rights of Palestinians as defined in humanist weddings and religious international law. discrimination in schools. www.ldfp.eu 26 www.hsld.org.uk 11

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Liberal Democrat History Group Liberal Reform The past illuminates the present. Subscribe Liberal Reform exists within the to the Journal of Liberal History. Buy Liberal Democrats to bring together Liberal history publications - including our members and campaigners committed to new booklet, a concise history of the party “four-cornered freedom” – personal,

Exhibition – ideal for new members. political, social and economic. www.liberalhistory.org.uk 29 www.liberalreform.org.uk 21

Liberator Liberal Democrat Read the latest from the Party’s leading Image thinkers. As ever RB, shines light on the Visit Liberal Democrat Image in the dark corners of the Party. exhibition for all your campaign materials www.liberator.org.uk 16 for 2017. The official supplier of party merchandise. Find us on Facebook and on our website: www.libdemimage.co.uk 36 Midshire Midshire is proud to be the largest reseller of RISO equipment nationally. RISO printers are a favourite with Liberal Democrat Women political parties due to their high-volume Come visit our exhibition stand to find out output with various finishing options. more about Liberal Democrat Women and www.midshire.co.uk 32 our aims to create gender equality in politics. www.libdemwomen.org.uk 27 ONEPOST ONEPOST has worked with the Liberal Democrats Party since 2010, providing low cost postal and production solutions. Liberal Democrats for Speak to one of our experts and find out Electoral Reform how we can help. The home for Lib Dems who support a www.onepost.co.uk 9 & 10 fairer and more effective voting system, working to ensure the party gets the arguments and the politics right, to make Conference Daily reform happen. Pick up Conference Daily www.lder.org 15 each morning from the literature collection points or view it online at:

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Parliamentary Candidates Rights-Liberties-Justice Association (LDLA) The organisation that supports candidates, Visit us – to join R-L-J (at special run by candidates. We provide help and introductory rate of £2), for information on advice for candidates at every stage, from the Party’s Legacy campaign and updates assessment through selection to the on our Saturday fringe meetings. Chair: election campaign. Graham Colley. 35 www.rights-liberties-justice.uk 19

Prater Raines Social Liberal Forum Exhibition Making Liberal Democrat campaigns SLF exists to create a society where succeed online for 15 years. We’ll help you everyone has access to the wealth, power use your website, social media and emails and opportunity to enable us to lead full to WIN. Real support, fair pricing and huge and rewarding lives, unfettered by range of features. conformity and hardship. www.praterraines.co.uk 13 www.socialliberal.net 12

Prospect Magazine Visit York Prospect established itself as the home of Rich in ancient history, romantic ambience intelligent debate. It tackles the big and fun activities, York is the perfect challenges confronting society through destination for business or pleasure. Come rigorous analysis and fine writing, in pieces and visit us on stand for visitor information that prompt you to think again. and top York tips. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk 28 www.visityork.org 6

Pulmonary Hypertension Young Liberals Association UK The newly rebranded youth wing of the The PHA UK is the only national patient Liberal Democrats will be promoting their organisation set up to support individuals policies, work and their rebrand. Come and with a life limiting and often life threatening say hello! heart and lung condition called Pulmonary www.liberalyouth.org 14 Hypertension. www.phauk.org 37 & 38

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We want to help you get the most Every course is now ‘tagged’ with the from Spring Conference training. sets of skills you will learn, helping Whether you joined the party a month you find the right training course for ago or twenty plus years ago, there is you. If you need any help, please something for everyone. email [email protected].

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diversity campaigning Learn how to engage diverse people and Whether you have been campaigning and communities, or, as a person from an fighting elections for decades or are just under-represented group, find out how to getting started, learn the latest techniques

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fundraising personal Whether you are trying to win an election Personal development courses will help you or grow your local party, fundraising is develop a range of skills that will enable you crucial. Learn how to fundraise, get ideas, to grow in your roles within the Liberal tips, tricks as well as advice and support. Democrats as well as in the outside world.

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Fringe digital diversity media/comms digital digital compliance media/comms personal campaigning campaigning campaigning Venue: Bootham Room, Hilton Campaign Skills - Knocking on doors and Postal Votes Key ways to win elections: why we knock on doors and how to do it and why postal voters are vital and how to use them effectively. Returning Officer: a vital role Help play a key role in enabling fair Westminster, Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner selections. More Returning Officers will crucially help the party select candidates earlier in the cycle. Venue: Meeting Room 4, Novotel Venue: Micklegate Room, Hilton Campaign Skills - Emails in campaigning and using video in campaigning Keys to successful digital campaigning: Effective use of emails to campaign and using video to get noticed online. Growing your party and winning elections with the European issue Europe the is dominant issue in British politics and it is a huge opportunity for our party. Whether you’re in a leave or remain area, we can help you make the most of this issue. Venue: Minster Suite, Hilton digital media/comms media/comms digital diversity diversity compliance Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference Liberal Democrat Spring Agenda & Directory personal campaigning campaigning campaigning media/comms Venue: Meeting Room 5, Novotel Recruit Young Liberals Perfect your Young Liberals elevator pitch Take strategy. recruitment a prepare and and engage to opportunities of advantage develop young members all year round. Venue: Meeting Room 6, Novotel Giving a Brilliant Speech (women only) Whether speaking at a hustings, public meeting or in a debate at conference, this session will give you the confidence to succeed. Saturday 1100 - 1230 Saturday Venue: Meeting Room 3, Novotel Election Law Q & A Come and ask specific election law questions & make sure you arefully up to speed to be an agent or a candidate in 2017. Venue: Walmgate Room, Hilton Transforming your digital campaign How email, Facebook and other digital tools can your build supporter base, reach fresh audiences and give you new insight into local communities. Training: Saturday (continued) 30

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Fringe digital media/comms Askthroughout an Expertstaffed is Democrats with ConferenceLiberal by experiences and expertise wide-ranging party.acrossthe from advice get and along come not why So today? Find us in the exhibition during opening hours. campaigning Venue: Walmgate Room, Hilton Getting your message right for local and national elections Whether you’re facing elections in May or building for future years, getting your message right is key. Learn how to develop a strong local message and how to integrate effectively with national messages to get the best results. personal digital media/comms compliance media/comms Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference Liberal Democrat Spring Agenda & Directory campaigning fundraising campaigning campaigning Venue: Riverside Room, Novotel Time: 1430 - 1530 Shaping your Response to Populism - INVITATION ONLY Prepare an effective communication strategy in the face of populism in your area and be armed with the necessary techniques and arguments to counteract the rise of populism. Offered to local campaigners by invitation only. Please email [email protected] for an invitation. Venue: Minster Suite, Hilton What we can learn from Richmond Park and recent by-elections Richmond Park and Witney were two of the best by-election results of the last 20 years. Come find out how we did it and how it can help your local campaign. Venue: Micklegate Room, Hilton Fundraise the Like Big Players Learn advanced techniques and skills from charities, institutions anduniversities to uplift your fundraising and build a winning fighting fund. Joint session with ALDC. Venue: Bootham Room, Hilton Campaign skills - Being an agent in local elections What you need to know to bean agent in local council elections. Training: Saturday (continued) 32

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Agenda index Agenda index and timetable

Friday 17th March

15.00–17.30 Consultative sessions: 36 21st Century Economy Education Rural Communities 16.30–18.15 Consultative session: 36 Britain in the World

Saturday 18th March

09.00–09.10 F1 Opening of conference by Baroness Brinton 37 09.10–09.30 F2 Report: Federal Conference Committee 37 F3 Report: Federal Policy Committee 37 09.30–10.30 F4 Policy motion: A Rational Approach to Harm Reduction 37 10.30–11.15 F5 Policy motion: Tackling Overcrowding in the Prison System 40 11.15–11.35 F6 Speech: Baroness Featherstone 41 11.35–12.40 F7 Emergency motion or topical issue: Britain and the EU 42 12.40–14.20 Lunch break 14.20–15.20 F8 Policy motion: The Crisis in Health and Social Care 42 15.20–16.05 F9 Question and answer session: Tim Farron MP, Leader

of the Liberal Democrats 45 Agenda index 16.05–16.25 F10 Speech: Baroness Kramer 45 16.25–17.40 F11 Policy motion: Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons 45 17.40–18.00 F12 Reports: Parliamentary Parties 49

Sunday 19th March

09.00–09.30 F13 Emergency motion or topical issue 50 09.30–09.50 F14 Report: Federal Board 50 F15 Report: Campaign for Gender Balance 50 09.50–11.05 F16 Policy motion: The Role of Faith in State-Funded Schools 51 11.05–11.45 F17 Policy motion: Associate Citizenship of the European Union 54 11.45–13.00 F18 Speech: Tim Farron MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 55 (approx.)

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 35 Martin Horwood Rachael Clarke Mike Tuffrey & Julia Goldsworthy Mike Tuffrey be announced To Cllr Lucy Nethsingha Alex Whitehead Cllr Heather Kidd be announced To Chair: Rapporteur: Chair: Rapporteur: Chair: Rapporteur: Chair: Rapporteur: Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference Liberal Democrat Spring Agenda & Directory

All conference sessions, apart from the consultative sessions above, sessions, apart from All conference Barbican. take place in the Auditorium in York 36 York Barbican York formal mechanism than full-scale conference Consultative sessions provide a less policy-making and in the Party’s debates for party members to participate examines a particular topic and hears decision-making process. Each session in some cases outside speakers. contributions from party members and Group. The relevant Policy Working Each session will be organised by the into account by the groups when conclusions of the sessions will be taken drawing up their final policy papers. only. Note: these sessions are for party members Lendal Room Britain in the World 16.30–18.15 Consultative session Meeting Room 3 Meeting Room & 2 Meeting Rooms 1 Meeting Room 4 21st Century Economy 21st Century Novotel Education Novotel Rural Communities Novotel sessions Consultative 15.00–17.30 Friday 17th March 17th Friday

Friday Saturday 18th March

09.00 Party business

Chair: Baroness Brinton. Aide: Qassim Afzal. Hall Aide: Robert Adamson.

F1 Opening of conference by Baroness Brinton, President of the Liberal Democrats

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09.10 Party business

Chair: James Gurling. Aide: Cara Jenkinson. Hall Aide: Mary Reid.

F2 Federal Conference Committee Report

Mover: Andrew Wiseman (Chair, Federal Conference Committee)

F3 Federal Policy Committee Report

Mover: Baroness Ludford (Vice Chair, Federal Policy Committee)

The deadline for questions to these reports is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. Questions selected will be detailed in Saturday’s Conference Daily. Questions on events occurring after the deadline may be submitted at the Speakers’ Table on speaker’s cards up until 08.50 on Saturday 18th March. See page 10 for further information.

09.30 Policy motion Saturday Chair: Cllr Zoë O’Connell (Vice Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Aide: Liz Lynne. Hall Aide: Qassim Afzal.

F4 A Rational Approach to Harm Reduction

Federal Policy Committee Mover: Charlotte Cane Summation: Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon (Chair of the Policy Working Group)

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 37 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference Liberal Democrat Spring Agenda & Directory Legislation should prevent harm and not exacerbate it. harm and not exacerbate Legislation should prevent it sex work does not prevent Criminalisation of an activity such as of support of the reach and out happening but drives it underground bodies. and enforcement and migrant workers, workers Some sex workers, most notably street in a very vulnerable position. remain involved in on people effect The stigma of sex work has a catastrophic they need it, asking for help and support when them from it, preventing and that discrimination in access to public and private services on the of sex work is unacceptable. grounds which reaffirmed our which reaffirmed Safer Sex Work The 2014 motion Towards of sex work. support for the decriminalisation genders of sex work, in which all nature The complex and intersectional economy. in an ever-evolving and sexualities engage the in Northern towards including Europe, Ireland, The moves within the buying of sex. Regime, which criminalises Nordic pornography, around regulation Moves within the UK to increase classification of online including mandatory age verification, Film Classification, and the default pornography of by the British Board filtering of pornographic by Internet images Service Providers. 153 sex workers being murdered The harm done to sex workers, with having been raped or than half of sex workers since 1990 and more system. sexually assaulted under the current paid or to any sexual activity, The fundamental importance of consent otherwise. Conference therefore endorses policy paper 126, A Rational Approach to endorses therefore Conference Conference believes that: Conference Conference notes: Conference Conference recognises the long-standing tensions around sex work, around long-standing tensions the recognises Conference and approaches, police between differing within communities, including in the way sex problems are there that recognise groups among different by the law. managed work is currently Conference endorses the enlightenment approach of rationalism and and of rationalism approach the enlightenment endorses Conference on principle, policy is based that Liberal Democrat ensure science to and experience. research, evidence, a) b) c) d) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) i) 9 8 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 35 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 38 Saturday 18th March 18th Saturday

Saturday ‘A vision fora Britain that isopen, tolerant and united’ debate willbeprintedinSaturday’s ConferenceDaily. separate votes–seepage8is13.00,Tuesday 14thMarch.Thoseselectedfor The deadlineforamendmentstothismotion–seepage 11–andforrequests the motion.Seepage9forfurtherinformation. fromthefloorduringdebateon concise (maximumone-minute)interventions In additiontospeechesfromtheplatform,votingmembers willbeabletomake procedure forspeakinginthisdebateseepage9. any amendments:4minutes;allotherspeakers:3minutes. Foreligibilityand Mover andsummation:16minutescombined;movers andsummationof Applicability: EnglandandWales, except6(lines52–56)whichisFederal. Saturday 18thMarch Chair: ChrisMaines.Aide:Robert Adamson.HallAide:CaraJenkinson. 10.30 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. proposals to: and theharmsdonebycurrent legislation,andparticularlywelcomesits Harm Reduction,asastatementofLiberalDemocratpolicyonsexwork Policy motion Board ofFilmClassification. onlinecontentthatwouldnotbeclassifiedbytheBritish pornographic to privacy, andtobefundamentallyunworkable–thebanningof –believingthemtobeilliberal,poseaseverepornography danger plansforageverificationaccesstoonline Oppose government crimes againstthemandthewidercommunity. use amulti-agencyapproach tosupportsexworkersandcombat Roll outaMerseyside+Modelinallpoliceforces, requiring thatthey under thenewsystem. Quash pastconvictionsforanythingthatwouldbedecriminalised and trainingare available. Housing Authoritiesandhealthcare providers, andwhere education support forone-stopshopswhoworkwithorganisationssuchasLocal Provide additionalsupportforpeopletryingtoleavesexwork,including grounds offear, force, orfraud. Strengthen lawstoaddress coercion intosexandworkonthe to sexworkersbydecriminalisingwork. Focus lawenforcement onnon-consensualactivityandreducing harm 39

Saturday Saturday 18th March F5 Tackling Overcrowding in the Prison System

17 members Mover: Durgesh Hari Prabu Summation: Stephen Crosher

1 Conference notes that:

2 i) The last three decades have seen the sharpest rise in English and 3 Welsh prison numbers with a population of 44,975 in 1990 almost 4 doubling in just twenty-six years to today’s level of 84,874. 5 ii) In December 2016, the useable operational capacity of the prison 6 system was 86,288 and eighty out of 124 prisons in total were past 7 100% capacity and eighteen more were past 95% capacity. 8 iii) In November 2016, 3859 people remained Imprisoned for Public 9 Protection and of those roughly 3200 had served their minimum term. 10 iv) Prison officer numbers have been cut by 30% since 2010. 11 v) In the prison system in the twelve months leading up to September 12 2016, there were 107 suicides and five homicides (in 1990 there were 51 13 suicides and 4 homicides) and in the twelve months leading up to June 14 2016 there were 36,440 incidents of self-harm (up 26% on the previous 15 year) and 23,775 incidents of assault (up 34% on the previous year). 16 vi) The proven adult re-offending rate within a year for people released 17 from custody in 2014 was 45.5%. 18 vii) The cost in 2015–2016 per prisoner was £32,510 and the annual cost 19 of re-offending to England and Wales is estimated to be between £7.4 20 billion and £10.7 billion. Saturday 21 viii) The riot in HMP Birmingham on 16th December 2016 is the largest 22 since that which occurred in Strangeways prison in 1990.

23 Conference believes that:

24 a) The Liberal Democrat values of championing the freedom, dignity 25 and well-being of individuals should extend to all people regardless of 26 whether they are free, convicted or imprisoned. 27 b) The more people we imprison and the more prison staff we cut, the 28 greater the risk is of prisoners and staff suffering from violence and self- 29 harm. 30 c) The prison system is only as effective in reducing crime as the quality 31 of services it provides in education, training, and health-care; these 32 services become overstretched through prison overcrowding and

40 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Saturday 18th March 33 public safety is therefore put at risk upon prisoners’ release. 34 d) The criminal justice system should prioritise preventing re-offending 35 over punishment; if an individual could be better motivated outside of 36 prison to not commit offences through treatment for health conditions, 37 assistance to find employment, classes to challenge behaviour, 38 or monitoring them in or excluding them from certain locations or 39 activities, a penal sentence should be avoided. 40 e) The Liberal Democrat policy to decriminalise possession of drugs for 41 personal use will help tackle prison overcrowding. 42 f) Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences breached offenders’ 43 human rights and caused difficulty in managing the prison population at 44 a safe and effective level.

45 Conference calls for:

46 1. A drastic overhaul in sentencing policy and cross-party collaboration 47 to reduce the prison population as well as the conditional release of all 48 prisoners on indeterminate sentences who have served their minimum 49 term. 50 2. The Home Secretary to increase prison officer levels beyond the extra 51 2500 promised to reach a safe prisoner-to-officer ratio.

Applicability: England and Wales.

Mover: 7 minutes; summation of motion and movers and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate see page 9. The deadline for amendments to this motion – see page 11 – and for requests for separate votes – see page 8 – is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. Those selected for debate will be printed in Saturday’s Conference Daily. Saturday 11.15 Speech

Chair: Qassim Afzal. Aide: Geoff Payne (Vice Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Hall Aide: Robert Adamson.

F6 Speech by Baroness Featherstone, Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change

@lfeatherstone, #LDconf

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 41 Saturday 18th March 11.35 Emergency motion or topical issue

Chair: Andrew Wiseman (Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Aide: Mary Reid. Hall Aide: Geoff Payne (Vice Chair, Federal Conference Committee).

F7 Britain and the EU

This slot has been reserved for an emergency motion or topical discussion of the latest developments on Britain and the EU. The deadline for emergency motions and for suggestions for topical issues is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. The item selected for debate will be printed in Saturday’s Conference Daily. See pages 10 and 11. Emergency motion timing – mover of motion: 7 minutes; summation: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. Topical issue timing – introducer of issue and spokesperson’s response: 5 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate see page 9. In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make concise (maximum one-minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See page 9 for further information.

12.40 Lunch break

Saturday 14.20 Policy motion

Chair: Mary Reid. Aide: Chris Maines. Hall Aide: Jennie Rigg.

F8 The Crisis in Health and Social Care

10 members Mover: Norman Lamb MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Health) Summation: Cllr Richard Kemp

1 Conference notes:

2 i) The crisis in the NHS and care services which has seen hundreds of 3 urgent operations cancelled this winter, a steep rise in the number of

42 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Saturday 18th March 4 hospitals issuing emergency alerts, and people regularly being diverted 5 from A&E departments because services cannot keep pace with 6 demand. 7 ii) The warning from the Health Foundation, The King’s Fund and the 8 Nuffield Trust that a combination of cuts and rising demand will leave 9 adult social care facing a £1.9bn funding gap this year, and the 10 projected gap could reach at least £2.6bn by 2020; and that nearly two 11 thirds of NHS Trusts ended the last financial year in deficit. 12 iii) That the Government’s only response to the social care funding crisis 13 has been to suggest that councils will be allowed to further increase 14 the ‘social care precept’, raised through the regressive council tax – a 15 move which will worsen the postcode lottery of care; and that they 16 have failed to give the NHS the additional funding promised at the last 17 election. 18 iv) That short-sighted decisions from the Government to cut community 19 pharmacy budgets and public health grants to local government will 20 only serve to increase pressures on primary and secondary care. 21 v) That the Government has failed to ensure that all the additional funding 22 for children’s mental health, secured by the Liberal Democrats in 2015, 23 is spent as intended, and that the goal of equality for those who suffer 24 from mental ill-health is still a long way from being achieved. 25 vi) That the negative economic consequences of leaving the EU and the 26 risks of losing dedicated health and care workers from other European 27 countries will pose additional challenges for health and care services.

28 Conference believes that:

29 a) The NHS and care services are some of our most vital institutions 30 and we should always fight to protect and safeguard them for future 31 generations. 32 b) That these services face critical funding and capacity pressures and 33 that politicians need to be honest with the public about the tough Saturday 34 decisions needed to address them – including the possibility of raising 35 additional revenue through taxation. 36 c) That inordinate pressures placed on staff by a combination of these 37 factors, have also led to serious problems with staff recruitment and 38 retention. 39 d) That the Government cannot continue to ask the health and care 40 system to do more without sufficient extra resource, including forcing 41 through plans for seven-day opening of GP surgeries, when many 42 already struggle to stay open during normal ‘core’ hours.

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 43 Saturday 18th March 43 e) That building a more sustainable, efficient and joined-up health and 44 care system which can provide high-quality care cannot be realised 45 without putting aside party political point-scoring.

46 Conference calls for:

47 1. The Government to establish a cross party NHS and Care Convention 48 to engage with the public, patients, staff, professional bodies, local 49 government and trade unions from across the health and care sector 50 and civic society with the objective of agreeing a long-term settlement 51 for the NHS and care services. 52 2. An injection of additional emergency funding for health and care 53 services to be delivered over the next year to keep services from the 54 brink of collapse; this funding should be directed in particular to social 55 care and mental health services, as well as invested in improving 56 integration between health and social care, modernising services, 57 supporting general practice and all out of hospital care, and improving 58 efficiency in the longer term. 59 3. Any EU citizen working in NHS and care services to be guaranteed the 60 right to continue to live and work in the UK, following Brexit.

Applicability: England.

Mover: 7 minutes; summation of motion and movers and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate see page 9. In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make Saturday concise (maximum one-minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See page 9 for further information. The deadline for amendments to this motion – see page 11 – and for requests for separate votes – see page 8 – is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. Those selected for debate will be printed in Saturday’s Conference Daily.

15.20 Question and answer session

Chair: Andrew Wiseman (Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Aide: Cara Jenkinson. Hall Aide: Liz Lynne.

44 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Summation: NeilStockley(ChairofthePolicyWorking Group) Mover: Baroness Jolly(ShadowSecretary ofStateforDefence) Federal PolicyCommittee F11 Hall Aide:AlexanderHegenbarth. Chair: Geoff Chair, Payne(Vice FederalConference Committee).Aide:MaryReid. 16.25 Saturday 18thMarch F10 Committee). HallAide:QassimAfzal. Chair,Chair: RobertAdamson.Aide:CllrZoëO’Connell(Vice FederalConference 16.05 Speech Speakers’ Table by12.40onSaturday18thMarch.Seepage10. 25 words)maybesubmittedonaformcollectedfromandtothe the LiberalDemocratsina‘Townhall’ styleevent.Concisequestions(maximum A chanceforpartymemberstoputquestions,onanytopic,theleaderof F9 ‘A vision fora Britain that isopen, tolerant and united’ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Towards aWorld Free ofNuclearWeapons Shadow ChancelloroftheExchequer Speech byBaroness Kramer, Liberal Democrats Question andAnswerSessionwithTimFarron MP, Leaderofthe B. A. Conference: Policy motion international diplomacy toachievenuclear disarmament. international (NPT), theUKhasaresponsibility toseekreinvigorated initiativesin the UNSecurityCounciland asignatorytotheNon-Proliferation Treaty Believes that,asanuclearweapons power, apermanentmemberof weapons are neverused,andultimatelyputbeyonduse. elimination ofnuclearweapons,seekingtoensure thatnuclear Reaffirms theLiberalDemocrats’commitmenttopursueglobal @BaronessKramer, #LDconf 45

Saturday Protect its population, and that of its dependent overseas dependent overseas and that of its its population, Protect attack. from territories, in pursuit of particularly allies and partners, UK’s the Help to protect such as structures formal alliance through its legal responsibilities obligations. other treaty and through NATO Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Conference Liberal Democrat Spring Agenda & Directory Recognises the duty of HM Government duty of the Recognises and a UK defence to maintain that can: security policy i) ii) are Democrat goals of peace and security that the Liberal Reaffirms alliances, working actively and constructively through best advanced by partnerships and international the European institutions, including a and the Commonwealth, within Nations, NATO Union, the United framework of international law. the UK faces, in common Notes that the immediate security challenges of cyber warfare the growth combatting terrorism, with its allies, are: Africa and the Middle East. and instability; and conflict in North has become much less Recognises that the international environment foreign aggressive years, including the increasingly stable over recent in the Middle East, China’s policy of the Russian Federation, turmoil continuing pursuit of nuclear and North Korea’s military power, growing weapons. on need to make progress Believes that the nuclear weapons states framework for the strengthening negotiating disarmament measures, on and making progress the long-term elimination of nuclear weapons wider nuclear security issues. be the should especially in Europe, NATO, A commitment to a strong particularly if the UK was to defence policy, highest priority for the UK’s deepens. Union and EU defence cooperation leave the European minimum nuclear deterrent The UK should maintain a cost-effective while seeking to kickstart new multilateral talks that will reinvigorate nuclear stockpiles and operational weapons, and the drive to reduce D. i) a) C. also: Conference ii) iii) concludes that: Conference b) 9 38 39 40 35 36 37 34 30 31 32 33 25 26 27 28 29 22 23 24 21 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 10 46 Saturday 18th March 18th Saturday

SaturdayTuesday Saturday 18thMarch ‘A vision fora Britain that isopen, tolerant and united’ 72 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 c) b) a) II. I. Conference furtherbelievesthat: c) Conference proposesshould: thattheUKGovernment the UK’s NATO alliesto: Work through theP5process andaftercareful pre-consultation with link theiractivitieswiththeP5 process. the humanitarianconsequences ofusingnuclearweaponsandworkto Engage withtheUNOpen-Ended Group andtheprocess focussedon iii) ii) i) areas: weapons, primarilythrough itsrole inthe‘P5process’ andinthree key Work toregain momentuminthedisarmamentandcontrol ofnuclear threatening theUK’s security. The current CASDposture couldbesafelydiscontinuedwithout provide theUK’s minimumnucleardeterrent. defendable, andleastdetectableplatformshouldbeusedto A submarine-baseddeliverysystemremains thesafest,most address. operating asaContinuousAt-SeaDeterrent (CASD)wasdesignedto War andwhichthecurrent Trident/Vanguard systemoffoursubmarines nuclear deterrent inthesamehair-trigger posture asduringtheCold The currentriskstotheUKdonotjustifymaintaining external security. de-emphasise therelevance ofnuclearweaponsinnationalandglobal Developing newverificationandtransparency measures. (IAEA) andremoving surplusfissilematerialfrom militarystocks. protocol AtomicEnergy Agency fornavalfuelswiththeInternational pushing foraFissileMaterialCut-off Treaty andimplementing a implementation oftheComprehensive Test BanTreaty (CTBT), disarmament, includingpressing fortheratificationand Strengthening thelegalframeworkforarmscontrol and weapons. A concertedeffort tobuildaregime forde-alertingnuclear 47

Saturday Saturday 18th March 72 i) Declare its intention to end CASD and adopt a medium-readiness 73 responsive posture that provides minimum deterrence by 74 maintaining armed patrols, without continuous at-sea deployment, 75 (which we believe currently will require three submarines). 76 ii) Provide the option of moving to a low-readiness responsive 77 posture, or having no nuclear weapons at all, should significant 78 nuclear disarmament take place.

79 Conference further proposes that the next Strategic Defence and Security 80 Review (SDSR), in 2020/21, should:

81 1. Consider how best to deliver operationally a medium-readiness 82 responsive posture while maintaining a credible minimum deterrent, 83 including an examination of how many submarines would be required 84 to fulfil this.

85 2. Investigate the feasibility of other lower-readiness posture options 86 that could be employed, including a ‘zero option’ under which the UK 87 would not field a nuclear capability.

88 3. Investigate the impact of a medium-readiness posture on the schedule 89 for maintaining and replacing the current Vanguard fleet.

90 4. Scrutinise the evolving costs of the Dreadnought Programme, the 91 replacement class of submarines for the Vanguard fleet.

92 5. Consider the impact of changing technology on the replacement class Saturday 93 of submarines for the Vanguard fleet.

94 Conference therefore welcomes and approves Policy Paper 127, Towards 95 a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, as a statement of Liberal Democrat 96 policy on nuclear weapons.

Applicability: Federal. Mover and summation: 16 minutes combined; movers and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate see page 9. In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make concise (maximum one-minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See page 9 for further information.

48 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Saturday 18th March The deadline for amendments to this motion – see page 11 – and for requests for separate votes – see page 8 – is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. Those selected for debate will be printed in Saturday’s Conference Daily.

17.40 Party business

Chair: Liz Lynne. Aide: Chris Maines. Hall Aide: Heidi Worth.

F12 Parliamentary Party Reports

Commons: Tom Brake MP, Chief Whip in the Commons Lords: Lord Newby, Leader in the Lords Europe: Catherine Bearder MEP

Each of the reports will be moved briefly, and voted on at the end of the session, but the bulk of the session will be used to allow party members to put questions on any aspect of Liberal Democrat activities in the Westminster and European Parliaments on the panel. Party members may submit concise questions (maximum 25 words) on a form collected from and submitted to the Speakers’ Table by 12.40 on Saturday 18th March. The Chair will select which questions shall be asked during the session. See page 10.

18.00 Close of session

Conference timetable 2017 Saturday

16th–19th September 2017, Bournemouth Drafting advice deadline (motions) 13.00 Wednesday 14th June 2017 Motions deadline 13.00 Wednesday 28th June 2017 Drafting advice deadline 13.00 Monday 21st August 2017 (amendments, emergency motions) Deadline for amendments to motions, 13.00 Monday 4th September 2017 emergency motions, topical issues, questions to reports

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 49 Sunday 19th March

09.00 Emergency motion or topical issue

Chair: Cllr Zoë O’Connell (Vice Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Aide: Liz Lynne. Hall Aide: Nicholas Da Costa.

F13 Emergency Motion or Topical Issue

This slot has been reserved for an emergency motion, or discussion of an important current political issue. The deadline for emergency motions and for suggestions for topical issues is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. The item(s) selected for debate and/or proposed for the ballot will be printed in Saturday’s Conference Daily. See pages 10 and 11. Emergency motion timing – mover of motion: 7 minutes; summation: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. Topical issue timing – introducer of issue and spokesperson’s response: 5 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate see page 9.

09.30 Party business

Chair: Cara Jenkinson. Aide: Mary Reid. Hall Aide: James Gurling.

F14 Report of the Federal Board

Mover: Baroness Brinton (President of the Liberal Democrats)

F15 Report of the Campaign for Gender Balance

Mover: Candy Piercy (Chair of the Campaign for Gender Balance) Sunday The deadline for questions to these reports is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March. Questions selected will be detailed in Saturday’s Conference Daily. Questions on events occurring after the deadline may be submitted at the Speakers’ Table on speaker’s cards up until 09.00 on Sunday 19th March. See page 10.

50 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Sunday 19th March 09.50 Policy motion

Chair: Geoff Payne (Vice Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Aide: Andrew Wiseman (Chair, Federal Conference Committee). Hall Aide: Cllr Zoë O’Connell (Vice Chair, Federal Conference Committee).

F16 The Role of Faith in State-Funded Schools

Federal Policy Committee Mover: Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Chair, Education Policy Working Group) Summation: Jeremy Hargreaves (Vice-Chair, Federal Policy Committee)

1 Conference believes that:

2 A. Religious communities make a valuable contribution to the cultural life 3 of the UK, and religious organisations have played a major historic role 4 in broadening access to education.

5 B. Children should not be taught to hold or to reject religious or non- 6 religious beliefs against the wishes of their parents, and religious 7 instruction should not be funded by the state.

8 C. Children of different racial, religious, cultural and socio-economic 9 backgrounds should be able to benefit from mixing together from an 10 early age.

11 D. There is a wide range of ethos underpinning schools across the country 12 as a result of different organisations being allowed to sponsor state 13 schools.

14 E. Every child should receive a balanced and non-directive education 15 about religion, belief and ethics.

16 Conference further believes that:

17 i) Where different bodies are allowed to sponsor state schools, religious

18 organisations should not be discriminated against in so doing. Sunday

19 ii) There continues to be a place for state schools with a religious 20 character.

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 51 Sunday 19th March 21 iii) There is a distinction between educating children about religions and 22 their practices (‘religious education’) and teaching children to follow a 23 particular religion (‘religious instruction’).

24 iv) Religious education in all state-funded schools should cover religious 25 and non-religious world views, should be about people’s beliefs and 26 practice and their ethical and moral standpoints, and should be taught 27 in a non-directive way.

28 v) Where religious instruction, worship or other religious practice takes 29 place in state-funded schools it should not be compulsory, and 30 meaningful alternative activities should be offered.

31 vi) Teaching and other staff of state-funded schools (other than those who 32 are mainly or exclusively responsible for providing religious instruction) 33 should not be employed, dismissed, promoted, demoted or otherwise 34 discriminated against on the basis of their protected characteristics 35 under the Equality Act.

36 vii) Lack of social cohesion and social tensions with a religious aspect have 37 a number of causes including segregated housing, all of which need to 38 be tackled, but that segregation of school children, based on religion, 39 can also be a contributory factor or cause of communities failing to 40 integrate or growing apart.

41 Conference therefore calls for a new approach to state-funded faith 42 schools which:

43 1. Ensures that religious education in all state-funded schools:

44 a) Is kept separate from any religious instruction. 45 b) Covers all the major religious and non-religious viewpoints. 46 c) Is part of the party’s proposed slimmed-down national curriculum,

Sunday 47 appropriate to local circumstances. 48 d) Is included in inspections by Ofsted.

49 2. Ensures that staff in faith schools are employed only on the basis 50 of merit, with exemptions to allow candidates’ beliefs to be a factor 51 in recruitment only for those staff who are mainly or exclusively 52 responsible for providing religious instruction.

52 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 Sunday 19th March 53 3. Allows state-funded schools to hold acts of worship and provide 54 religious instruction, but repeals the existing legal requirement for 55 all state-funded schools to hold acts of collective worship, and for 56 non-religious schools to hold acts of worship of a broadly Christian 57 character.

58 4. Requires schools to ensure that any act of worship and any religious 59 instruction is optional for members of staff directly employed by the 60 school, and for pupils who are mature enough to decide for themselves 61 and otherwise for parents, and that suitable alternative activities are 62 provided for these pupils.

OPTION A:

63 5. Ensures that selection in admissions on the basis of religion or belief to 64 state-funded schools is phased out over up to six years.

OPTION B:

65 5. Allows state-funded schools with a religious character to give priority 66 to children from particular faith communities in their admissions but 67 strengthens the Schools Admissions Code so that the faith criteria 68 used in admissions policies cannot be used as a proxy for socio- 69 economic or racial discrimination, and ensures that they demonstrate 70 through inspection by Ofsted the social and cultural inclusivity of their 72 admissions.

OPTION C:

73 5. Ensures that types of state-funded schools which are currently 74 permitted to select more than 50% of their intake on the basis of faith, 75 have this limit reduced to 50%; and that types of state-funded schools 76 currently limited at less than 50% selection by faith, including those 77 with no selection by faith, retain their existing limit.

Applicability: England.

Mover and summation: 16 minutes combined; mover and summation of any Sunday amendments: 4 minutes, all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate see page 9. In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make

‘A vision for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united’ 53 Sunday 19th March concise (maximum one-minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See page 9 for further information. The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00, Tuesday 14th March – see page 11. Amendments selected for debate will be printed in Saturday’s Conference Daily. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 Saturday 18th March – see page 8.

11.05 Policy motion

Chair: Liz Lynne. Aide: James Gurling. Hall Aide: Victor Chamberlain.

F17 Associate Citizenship of the European Union

Young Liberals, Beaconsfield, Derby and Wycombe Mover: Henry Jones Summation: Thomas Bull

1 Conference notes that:

2 I. The motion Britain in the European Union, passed at the Liberal 3 Democrats’ Autumn 2016 conference, called for protecting freedom 4 of movement, so that British citizens retain the right to live and work 5 throughout the EU to be a priority in any negotiations about Britain 6 leaving the EU. 7 II. In November 2016, Charles Goerens, an MEP in the ALDE 8 parliamentary group, proposed to create EU associate citizenship, and 9 to allow British citizens to apply for it, which could allow them to work 10 and travel freely in the EU, to vote in European Parliament elections, 11 and to retain other rights that they would otherwise lose due to Brexit. 12 III. In December 2016, Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of ALDE and the lead

Sunday 13 Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament, announced that the 14 ability to keep European citizenship for those who risk losing it will be 15 on the table of the upcoming Brexit negotiations.

16 Conference believes that:

17 a) Despite the result of the 2016 referendum, there are millions of people 18 across the UK who value their EU citizenship, and don’t want to have

54 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 (approx.) 13.00 F18 Chair,(Vice FederalConference Committee). Chair,Payne (Vice FederalConference Committee).HallAide:CllrZoëO’Connell (Chair,Chair: Andrew Wiseman FederalConference Committee).Aide:Geoff 11.45 page 8. The deadlineforrequestsseparatevotesis09.00Saturday 18thMarch–see Conference Daily. see page11.AmendmentsselectedfordebatewillbeprintedinSaturday’s The deadlineforamendmentstothismotionis13.00,Tuesday 14thMarch– procedure forspeakinginthisdebateseepage9. amendments: 4minutes,allotherspeakers:3minutes.Foreligibilityand Mover: 7minutes;summationofmotionandmoverany Applicability: Federal. Sunday 19thMarch ‘A vision fora Britain that isopen, tolerant and united’ 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 Leader oftheLiberalDemocrats Speech byTimFarron MP, 3. 2. 1. b) negotiations aboutBritainleavingtheEU,toensure that: In addition,Conferenceasapriorityinany callsontheGovernment, Single Market. Conference reaffirms itscallforBritainto remain amemberoftheEuropean Close ofconference Party business possible. If afeeischargedforassociateEUcitizenship,thisaslow citizenship aspossible. This associateEUcitizenshipprovides asmanyoftherightsfullEU British citizenscanapplyforassociateEUcitizenship. citizenship iftheywishtodoso. Anyone, howevertheyvoted,shouldbeabletoaccessassociateEU individual choices. it takenawayfrom them;they shouldbeallowedtoexpress their @timfarron, #LDconf 55

Sunday The Federal Party Officers of the Federal Party Federal Policy Committee Leader Tim Farron MP The FPC is responsible for researching President Baroness Sal Brinton and developing policy and overseeing Chair of FFRC Peter Dunphy the Federal Party’s policy-making Treasurer Lord Mike German process, including producing policy Vice President Liz Leffman papers for debate at conference and (England) drawing up (in consultation with the Vice President Sheila Thomson relevant parliamentary party) the (Scotland) Federal election manifestos for Vice President Carole O’Toole Westminster and European elections. (Wales) Chief Executive Tim Gordon The FPC has 29 voting members: The Party Leader and six other Federal Conference Parliamentarians; the Party President; two councillors; three state party Committee representatives; one representative of the Federal Communications and The FCC is responsible for organising Elections Committee; and fifteen the two Federal conferences each members directly elected by year. This includes choosing the conference representatives. It must be agenda from the policy and business chaired by the Leader. motions submitted by conference representatives, local, regional and state parties, specified associated Federal Board organisations and Federal committees, The FB is responsible for directing, and taking decisions on venues, co-ordinating and overseeing the registration rates and other implementation of the Party’s strategy organisational matters. It works within and the work of the Federal Party. The a budget set by the FFRC. Federal Board also has responsibility, The FCC has 22 voting members: the at least once per Parliament, for Party President; the Chief Whip; three preparing a document outlining the state party representatives; one Party’s Strategy, for submission for representative from the FB, two from debate and agreement by Conference. the FPC, one from the FCEC and one The FB has 35 voting members: the from the FPDC; and twelve members Party President (who chairs it); the directly elected by conference Leader and three other representatives. It elects its own chair,

Federal Party Parliamentarians; the chairs of the who must be one of the directly three state parties; the chairs of each elected representatives of the Federal Committees including a

56 Agenda & Directory Liberal Democrat Spring Conference 2017 The Federal Party vice-chair of the Federal Policy Political Parties, Elections and Committee; a councillor; a Young Referendums Act 2000, as well as Liberals representative; three state overseeing the Party’s risk party representatives; and 15 management operations and its Risk members directly elected by party Register. members. The FFAC has 14 voting members: the Registered Treasurer and Chair; the Federal Finance and three Registered Treasurers of the Resources Committee state parties; five other members (elected by the FB); Party Treasurer; The FFRC is responsible for planning the Party President; one representative and administering the budget and of the Parliamentary Office of the finances of the Federal Party, Liberal Democrats; the Chief overseeing its administration and Executive; and one member of Federal ensuring its compliance with the staff.

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