- 25 May 2009 08:32
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"All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia" Orwell
E l/r -10 : L/A -7.64
Parliament is now in session
Speaker & MP - Demosthenes
Clerk of the House - ingliz
Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs - HoniSoit
Treasury: Brio
Attorney General: Subversive Rob
Defence: FallenRaptor
Education: MistyTiger
Culture, Heritage and the Arts: Potemkin
Labour and Industrial Relations: ingliz
Environment and Energy: Zagadka
Trade and Finance: Holt
Home Affairs: Vladimir
Health: Gnote
Science and Technology: Vera Politica
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: Zyx
Technically, the appointment of Demosthenes as Speaker means his seat is vacant, an SN/RF candidate should be co-opted to take his seat, and he cannot retain his post as Minister for Foreign Affairs but due to 'inactivity' the GM Council has agreed to allow Demo his vote and the post of Deputy Minister, Honi exercising a proxy vote if there are any conflicts of interest.
According to custom if a vote is tied the Speaker votes with the Government.
First business:
A Green Paper on "Proposed changes in Maritime Defence Policy"
The Navy:
We are an island nation and need a navy.
I see it as a defensive force made up mostly of the new generation of anti-ship/attack diesel electric submarines, 2 or 3 frigates, corvettes, patrol boats, mine sweepers/mine layers and support vessels with a small force of marines. I do not see the need for a 'blue water' navy. I envisage a standing force of approx 12,000 men with the capabilty of mobilising a 20,000 man reserve.
The 'minimum' Pofo Navy
Naval warfare flotillas capable of monitoring sea areas, maritime traffic and fisheries, and of engaging surface and underwater targets both in coastal waters and on the open sea, in addition to possessing a mine clearance capability.
Two submarine flotillas capable of the covert monitoring of sea areas, intelligence gathering and the engagement of both underwater and surface targets.
Two amphibious battalions capable of monitoring coastal and inshore areas and of engaging both surface and underwater targets.
Two naval bases with two maritime base battalions and one maritime surveillance and information battalion capable of monitoring Pofo territorial waters and supporting other units with food and other supplies.
Command and control unit for the coordination and command of forces composed of different units.
Comments, suggestions, discussion.....?
Speaker & MP - Demosthenes
Clerk of the House - ingliz
Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs - HoniSoit
Treasury: Brio
Attorney General: Subversive Rob
Defence: FallenRaptor
Education: MistyTiger
Culture, Heritage and the Arts: Potemkin
Labour and Industrial Relations: ingliz
Environment and Energy: Zagadka
Trade and Finance: Holt
Home Affairs: Vladimir
Health: Gnote
Science and Technology: Vera Politica
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: Zyx
Technically, the appointment of Demosthenes as Speaker means his seat is vacant, an SN/RF candidate should be co-opted to take his seat, and he cannot retain his post as Minister for Foreign Affairs but due to 'inactivity' the GM Council has agreed to allow Demo his vote and the post of Deputy Minister, Honi exercising a proxy vote if there are any conflicts of interest.
According to custom if a vote is tied the Speaker votes with the Government.
First business:
A Green Paper on "Proposed changes in Maritime Defence Policy"
The Navy:
We are an island nation and need a navy.
I see it as a defensive force made up mostly of the new generation of anti-ship/attack diesel electric submarines, 2 or 3 frigates, corvettes, patrol boats, mine sweepers/mine layers and support vessels with a small force of marines. I do not see the need for a 'blue water' navy. I envisage a standing force of approx 12,000 men with the capabilty of mobilising a 20,000 man reserve.
The 'minimum' Pofo Navy
Naval warfare flotillas capable of monitoring sea areas, maritime traffic and fisheries, and of engaging surface and underwater targets both in coastal waters and on the open sea, in addition to possessing a mine clearance capability.
Two submarine flotillas capable of the covert monitoring of sea areas, intelligence gathering and the engagement of both underwater and surface targets.
Two amphibious battalions capable of monitoring coastal and inshore areas and of engaging both surface and underwater targets.
Two naval bases with two maritime base battalions and one maritime surveillance and information battalion capable of monitoring Pofo territorial waters and supporting other units with food and other supplies.
Command and control unit for the coordination and command of forces composed of different units.
Comments, suggestions, discussion.....?
Last edited by ingliz on 25 May 2009 10:32, edited 1 time in total.
"All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia" Orwell
E l/r -10 : L/A -7.64