Agenda
Sunday 29th September
Britain in the Global Race
14.00 Main Hall
A Tribute to Baroness Thatcher
14.10 Main Hall
The Opening of Conference
The Party Chairman welcomes delegates to Manchester and explains what the Conservatives are doing for hardworking people
14.30 – 16.00 Main Hall
Foreign Affairs, International Development and Defence
A discussion of Britain’s role in the world with speeches from the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for International Development and the Secretary of State for Defence and contributions from the Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament and the Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists
16.30 - 17.30 Exchange Auditorium
Meet the Chairmen
Your chance to ask the Party Chairmen questions about the Party and our election strategy in this open Q&A session (Open to Party Members only)
This session is open to contributions. Please email [email protected] to submit a contribution.
17.30
Session Ends
Monday 30th September
Doing the Right Thing
09.15 - 10.00 Exchange Auditorium
The Environment and Climate Change
A panel discussion with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Ministers from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.30 - 12.30 Main Hall
The Economy
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers a keynote speech laying out the measures we are taking to move Britain from rescue to recovery, and the Secretary of State for Transport speaks about important improvements to our transport network. There will then be a panel discussion about the help we are giving to businesses
12.30
Lunch
13.00 - 14.00 Exchange Auditorium
Conservative Policy Forum Debate: The Economy
A panel of Ministers from the Treasury and other departments discuss economic policy with Party Members, taking questions and contributions from the floor (Open to Party Members only)
This session is open to contributions. Please email [email protected] to submit a contribution.
14.30 - 16.00 Main Hall
Home Affairs and Justice
The Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Justice outline the important changes they are making to keep crime down and make communities safer
16.30 - 17.30 Exchange Auditorium
Conservative Policy Forum Debate: The Road to 2015
How would a majority Conservative Government change Britain for the better? Join a lively panel discussion on the shape of our 2015 Manifesto (Open to Party Members only)
This session is open to contributions. Please email [email protected] to submit a contribution.
17.30
Session Ends
Tuesday 1 October
Helping People to Get On
09.15 - 10.00 Exchange Auditorium
Celebrating Britain
The Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport leads a panel discussion Celebrating Britain
10.30 Main Hall
Boris Johnson
The Mayor of London addresses Conference
11.00 Main Hall
Delivering for Less
Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government outline the work they are doing to bring down central and local government spending while improving services.
11.45 - 12.30 Main Hall
Making work pay
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions explains the crucial work we are doing to fix the welfare system
12.30
Lunch
13.00 - 14.00 Exchange Auditorium
Welfare Extra
An interactive session with a panel discussing welfare reform with Party Members (Open to Party Members only)
This session is open to contributions. Please email [email protected] to submit a contribution.
14.30 - 16.00 Main Hall
Education and Health
The Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Health set out the important measures they have taken to improve our schools and hospitals.
16.30 - 17.30 Exchange Auditorium
Our 2015 Election Strategy
How will we win a majority in 2015? Party Representatives lay out the road to 2015, highlighting our 40:40 target seat campaign (Open to Party Members only)
This session is open to contributions. Please email [email protected] to submit a contribution.
17.30
Session Ends
Wednesday 2nd October
For Hardworking People
09.15 – 10.00 Exchange Auditorium
The UK
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Minister for Scotland, and the Secretary of State for Wales lead a discussion on the countries of the UK.
10.30 Main Hall
Stronger Together
Ahead of next year’s Scottish Independence Referendum, the Leader of the Scottish Conservatives explains why Britain is Better Together.
11.00 - 12.30 Main Hall
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister closes Conference with his keynote speech.
12.30
Conference Ends
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