MUN: Points and Motions

Honorable chair, (country name) has a Point of Parliamentary Enquiry.

• The delegate has a question regarding the rules of procedure.

• The delegate has a question regarding the issue being

  debated.

• The delegate has a question directed to the delegate who has the floor.

• The delegate has a personal demand.

Delegate wishes to adjourn the meeting until next session. Usually used to adjourn for lunch or dinner.

• Motion of procedure in order to adjourn the meeting.

• Motion of procedure in order to close the debate.

Delegate wishes to tell the chair of a physical discomfort the delegate is experience (the inability to hear another's delegate's speech , that the room's to hot etc...)

• Point of Personal Privilege

• Point of Order

• Point of Information to the Chair

• Point of Information to the Speaker

Honorable Chair, (country name) moves to suspend the meeting for the purpose of a moderated caucus to discuss landmines for 20 minutes, with a one minute speaking time.

or

Honorable chair (country name) moves to suspend the meeting for an un -moderated caucus for 20 minutes

• Motion of Procedure to set the Speaker's list.

• Motion of Procedure to open a/an (un)moderated caucus.

• Motion of Procedure to open an extension of the (un)moderated

  caucus.

• Motion of Procedure to change the Speaker’s List time.

To change the speaker's list time, I would have to

• Open a moderated caucus.

• Call for a motion of procedure in order to set the speaker's list

• Call for a motion of procedure in order to change the speaker's list

• Call for a motion of procedure in order to be added to the speaker's list

What do you say before making a point or motion?

• The delegation of (name of the delegation) makes a point/motion in order to...

• My delegation makes a point/motion in order to..

• I make a point/motion in order to..

• My delegation (name of the delegation) makes a point/motion in order to..

It can refer to anything that doesn't pertain to the rules of procedure or personal privileges.

• Point of information to the chair

• Point of information to the speaker

• Motion of procedure

• Point of order

If you want to ask for permission to use the restroom, you use:

• A point of order

• A point of personal privilege

• A point of information to the chair

• Point of Parliamentary Enquiry

To appeal to the chair's decision, you do it through a:

• Point of order

• Point of information to the speaker

• Point of personal privilege

• Point of Parliamentary Enquiry

If you want to ask a question to the speaker who has the floor, you do it through a:

• Point of Parliamentary Enquiry

• Point of information to the speaker

• Point of information to the chair

• Motion of procedure in order to open an extraordinary

  session of questions