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Bill: Devolution and Small Government Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Hobrazia
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2581
Description[?]:
| The Liberals remain committed to small government and decentralization. This will be a key part of our program if we receive seats in the next election. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:02:59, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Devolution and Small Government Act |
| Message | We could support articles one and two, but we oppose three and four. |
| Date | 18:21:07, May 23, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Devolution and Small Government Act |
| Message | Well, we can see the devolution part of the bill bu where's the small government? |
| Date | 20:34:27, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Devolution and Small Government Act |
| Message | Privatizing healthcare. |
| Date | 23:04:01, May 23, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Devolution and Small Government Act |
| Message | But the government subsidises the costs for everyone. Have you any idea the size of the bureaucracy needed to work out the payments? |
| Date | 06:00:09, May 24, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Devolution and Small Government Act |
| Message | A lot smaller than the size of bureaucracy needed to hire and pay thousands of doctors and to approve every surgery. |
| Date | 11:59:45, May 24, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Devolution and Small Government Act |
| Message | Actually, not that different. Although publicly owned, day-to-day operation is controlled by NHS managers who, although paid by the government through the NHS, are not directly affiliated to the government but, rather, they are affiliated with the NHS so the size of the operational bureaucracy required for operation from the governments perspective would be close to, if not equal to, the size of the bureaucracy required to distinguish the cost of payments to private companies in regards almost 200m people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 309 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 91 |
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