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| Labour conference agenda Provisional agenda for Labour's annual party conference Sunday 30 September 2:00pm: Conference opens, address by chair of Labour's national executive committee (NEC) Maggie Jones. 2:15 - 5:30pm: Conference arrangements committee (CAC); NEC aims and objectives report; Labour general secretary David Triesman's election report; NEC elections report; membership merit awards; NEC Scotland and Wales report. Speakers: Charles Clarke, minister without portfolio and party chairman; Robin Cook, leader of the House of Commons; John Prescott, deputy prime minister. Monday 1 October 10:45 am - 12:45pm: National policy forum (NPF) report on industry, culture and agriculture; NPF report on economy and welfare. Speakers: Tessa Jowell, culture, media and sport secretary; Patricia Hewitt, trade and industry secretary; Gordon Brown, chancellor. 14:15 pm - 17:30pm: NPF report on education; NPF report on health; NPF report on transport. Speakers: Jack Straw, foreign secretary; Geoff Hoon, defence secretary; David Blunkett, home secretary; John Reid, Northern Ireland secretary; Gerhard Shroeder, German chancellor. Tuesday 2 October 10:45am - 12:45pm: NPF and NEC report on Britain in the world; European Parliament Labour Party fraternal speaker. Speakers: Stephen Byers, transport, local government and the regions; Estelle Morris, education secretary. 14:15 - 17:30pm: Parliamentary report; local government fraternal speaker; treasurer's report; auditor's report; NPF report on local, environment, rural affairs; NEC report amendments. Speakers: Prime Minister Tony Blair; Alistair Darling, work and pensions secretary; Helen Liddell, Scottish secretary. Wednesday 3 October 9:30-13:00am: NEC report on partnership in power; NPF report on democracy and citizenship; NPF report on crime; NPF report on Northern Ireland. Conference closes. | Top Labour stories now: Links to more Labour stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||
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