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obl.~ • gxeat.r lIleuure ot voluntur rsltraint:., pIl'tiClll~ay·
where ~ol\ltiaMWith NqlIut for u~gent debate are conaerned.
It is ....I1tJ.e.l that .CIOIe lIlIIl1B ot con.ultation UlOncJ gJ:OIIpt
be inUOdUeed to avola ~petit1on of the recent CClnfulion in
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Monday afternoon end Tue~day mOLnlnq, parallel m~etinq~ of t~o
WOL,-Ln1 parties
Tueeday afternoon and wedne~day mOL~l~; BureaU
Wedneeday afternoon and all day Thursday (until S,l~ p.m.),
the whole group
Fri4ay morning, (poelibly) meeting of a wory.ing party.
In practice, few Members attend group ~cettng. on fridsy
mornin90.
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The practice of oetting up ad-hoc wo~king parties ~tt~ ,~clfic
te~m. of reference has preduced good results and gho~d be Daintained.
H.oweverJ improved 1 planning and coordinatior. aI:e H'Qli~ed and th'l
vice-chai~en of the g~oup have oeen asked ~o deal wi~h this.
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It is too Ady to dcaw filllllCOnC!ludons as to the llUIllber,
eccpoeition and operation of COIIIIIlittees. The pres~nt systeltl .;!oes,
howe".r, appear to be aperating satidactorl.ly, although far too
IllIny reports lI:e sul:mitted by the eommittee', to be considered in
detail during pe.rt·.elllions. 11018 restraint should therefo::e be ~'t!Ii,
ehDwn in authoridnq the ptepe.ration of own-initiative reports,
the nWllber of reports drawn up pursuant to Rule 25 of the Rules of
PrOcedure (resolutions) shOUld be reduced, and more reportl ahould
be eul1mitte4 un4er the eialpl1fito4 procI4ure or the proeedure
..,ithout lIebate.
OPERll'l'IOIl OF 'filii: SOC:lAtT.S'l' GlIQUl'
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(a) Durinq part-seuiOJlll the group meet's on IIQndays at 3 p.m.,
on Tues4&ys and Wednes&1ye at 7. p.lll. lind on Thursdays at 9 a.m.
Ae attendance Is low at the boginnill9' Of the Monday att:ernoon
Dleatinq the I'OSe1bility of be9'liminq Ilt 3.30 p.m. or 4 p.lI.
shou14 be 000.i4ere4.
(Il) The qlrOl1p also IlIlete in the week prec;:edinq each pal;t-S8s81on
generally in Bru.ada. 1IxptrilnQ8 lIsB 'hown that the followinq
t1llletal:lll i. moat aultebl.,
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It io proposed that~etinge be held between the coordinatore of the
committees and the chairrr,an and vice-chairmen of the grcup to er.eure
better coo~dlnatlon of work
committo,..
in the working partiee and parli~~er.tary
Such moeting. could be held on Tuesdaye during each
part-leesion with the aim of reviewing the .~tuation in the
parliamentary cammitteee and considBring what initiatives the
group should take.
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1\20 tl1c Socialiet Group is in a minar.lty ir: the presen:. pa:rlia..:rec:t
qreater di.clpHne i 6
S'tr'ictBr group .....oting di.acip:Line '...;i~l have t:J be impcsed to
avoid a rec~rre~ce of incident~ Buch a~ thoea curing the vote
on the resoluc>on on Afghanistan.
called for in the maet"r of attendance,
partiCUlarly at part-aessiO;lS", 1'en Member·~1 for example. we:re
all.ent d'Jrinq the final vote on the budget and hild failed to .e"d
their apolagie.; only 23 Mer:'bers were ~re~ent during voting ti111c
on Friday. i8 January 1980, 'l'lLe group must r.1akc 8pec~al
arrangementg for the Friday6 of part-sesoionu giver. the 1~rge
number of votes which are taken than a6 • result of the enlarged
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deeiaion to place reports Bubmi tted bi" pat"liamentary
cOl'fLrni ttees on the agenda!:! for Th'Jredaye and Fridar'l'
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