Read only the bolded type; the rest are directions to you.

Check to be sure that all

debaters, adjudicators and the timekeeper are ready, then ask all persons present to be
seated and announce clearly and firmly:

The House will come to order.

I am pleased to welcome you to ENGLISH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE

2013. The topic being debated is
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Seated on my right, representing the Government, are:

The Prime Minister, ___________________________________________

the Second Government Speaker ________________________________

and the Third Government Speaker ______________________________

Seated on my left, representing the Opposition, are:

The First Speaker _____________________________________________

The Second Speaker __________________________________________

and The Leader of the Opposition _______________________________

On behalf of the House, I extend a special welcome to our Adjudicators

a)____________________________________________________

b)____________________________________________________

c)____________________________________________________

I, _________________________________ am your Speaker, and

________________________________ is your Timekeeper. Each debater
will have 8 minutes to deliver his or her remarks: the Prime Minister’s
time will be divided between a 5-minute opening speech and a 3-minute
Official Rebuttal.
The timekeeper will indicate how much speaking time is remaining by
raising time cards. A bell will be rung after the expiration of one minute
and seven minutes. The bell will be rung again at eight minutes and at
regular intervals after that. Fifteen seconds grace will be allowed; I will
then immediately call on the next debater to begin his or her address.
Adjudicators should not confer with one another until after they have
scored the debate.

As Speaker, I will entertain Points of Order, Points of Information and

Points of Personal Privilege. Heckling and Formal Questions will also be
permitted, though Adjudicators are to penalize any debater who
interrupts another thoughtlessly, excessively, or who lowers the level of
debate.

I would also like to remind members they may only raise points of
information in the constructive speech and only after the first minute and
before the last minute of speech.

Points of information may not be raised during the Leader of the

Opposition’s last 3 minutes of speaking time, nor in the Prime Minister’s
Final Rebuttal.

Are there any questions regarding the Rules of Debate? (If there are, refer to
the Rules of Debate at the back of this booklet.)

I call upon the Prime Minister to deliver the Bill, define its terms and
outline the Government’s case. He/she must completely describe any
plan for implementing the Bill.

Time: 8 minutes

After the Prime Minister’s speech say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

I thank the Prime Minister for his/her remarks and remind the judges that
they should not finalize any debater’s score until they have heard all the
speeches. We shall now hear the First Speaker of the Opposition. If the
Opposition intends to contest the Government definitions or to introduce
a Counter-Plan, it must do so during this address.
Time: 8 minutes

After the First Opposition speech, say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

Thank you for your remarks. I now call upon the Second Government
speaker to deliver the final constructive speech in support of the Bill.

Time: 8 minutes

After the second Government speech, say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

Thank you. I now call upon the second speaker for the Opposition.

Time: 8 minutes

After the second speaker for the Opposition, say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

Thank you. We shall now hear the final constructive speech in support of
the Bill, from the third Government speaker.

Time: 8 minutes

After the third Government speaker, say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

Thank you. The Leader of the Opposition will now deliver the last speech
opposing the Bill. It is his/her responsibility to complete the attack on the
Government case and to defend and summarize the position of the
Opposition.
Time: 8 minutes

After the Leader of the Opposition’s speech, say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

I thank the Leader of the Opposition and now call upon the Prime Minister
once again to present the Government’s Official Rebuttal. During this 3
minute speech, new arguments and evidence may be introduced only in
reply to the last constructive Opposition speech.
Time: 3 minutes

After the Official Rebuttal, say:

The speaker spoke for _____ minutes and _____ seconds.

I thank the Prime Minister for concluding the debate.

Would the Adjudicators please complete their Scoresheets and I will pick
them up.

(When the judges are finished, pick up the Scoresheets and make sure that the adjudicators
have filled everything in correctly.)

On behalf of the House, I thank the Adjudicators for their assistance; I

congratulate all the debaters on their performance.

I hereby award the debate to the __________________________________.

Since this debate is concluded, and there is no other business on the

Order Paper, the House stands adjourned.

At this time, I would invite the Adjudicators to make brief comments.

Adjudicators comment. (Keep your eye on the clock while they do this – remember that
everyone has to get ready for the next round on time!)

Thank you.
Finally, thank everyone for participating, and remind them what time the next round of
debate starts.

Take the Judges’ Scoresheets to the Results Room before starting the next round of debate.