Queen’s Speech LIVE - the details
The Government will offer free personal care in their own homes for those with the “highest needs”. This could benefit up to 350,000 people.
Legislation will be brought in to halve the current deficit and increase financial regulation
Commitment to ensure 0.7% of GDP for International Development
The Government will seek to abolish child poverty by 2020.
There will be a bill to continue the reform of the House of Lords
Other issues include:
Measures to deal with anti-Social behaviour
A Bill to enhance digital communications
A Bill to enshrine education guarantees
An Energy Bill to support carbon capture and storage
High Speed Rail Bill
Flood protection measures
Devolving more power to Wales
Legislation to ban cluster munitions
No real surprises contained in the Speech. More details will be provided on the content of the speech and on the Speech debate in the House of Commons later this afternoon.
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