New Zealand British Parliamentary Debating Championships (Victoria IV)
Victoria IV 2011
R1
THW ban child beauty pageants
R2
TH believes Israel should unilaterally preemptively strike Iran
R3
THBT individuals should be required by governments to invest a defined portion of their salary for their retirement
R4
THW forcibly remove the homeless from the streets and place them in mental institutions or rehabilitation
R5
THW consign the European Union to the dustbin of history
R6
THS comprehensive parental leave paid for by employers
SF
THW camp out in solidarity with the “Occupy” protestors
GF
TH believes newly democratised Arab nations should not allow religious parties to run for office
Victoria IV (2009)
R1
THW destroy the results of unethical research.
R2
THBT the European Union should be an economic union, not a political union.
R3
THW ban cosmetic surgery.
R4
THW pay for the return of hostages.
R5
THBT groups should have to give up their weapons in order to stand for political office.
R6
THW end all censorship apart from age restrictions.
SF
THW legalise the baby trade.
GF
THW prevent criminals from publishing accounts of their crimes.
New Zealand British Parliamentary Debating Championships (Victoria IV) (2008)
R2
THB the military should overthrow governments which have lost popular legitimacy.
R3
THW criminalise individuals and organisations who do not recycle.
R5
THW allow parents to cast proxy votes on behalf of their children.
R6
THB the Palestinians should give up the Right of Return.
SF
THW make insulting religion a crime.
GF
THB freer markets, rather than more government intervention, are the solution to the current economic crisis.
New Zealand British Parliamentary Debating Championships (Victoria IV) (2007)
R1
THW force single parents receiving welfare to seek work.
R2
THW use quotas to desegregrate Northern Ireland religious schools.
R3
THB the 1st World should prohibit the immigration of doctors and nurses from the Third World.
R4
THW allow juries to decide on sentences.
R5
THW build power stations in ex-Soviet states to reduce their dependence on Russia.
R6
THW ban the broadcast and dissemination of terrorist videos.
GF
THB Amnesty International should campaign for abortion rights.
New Zealand British Parliamentary Debating Championships (Victoria IV) (2005)
GF
THB that Sharon should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.