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AN INTRODUCTION FROM THE PRIME MINISTER This country has risen to challenges with no precedent in recent history. We have led the way in responding to Putin’s brutal attack on Ukraine, rallying the world against his aggression and imposing punishing sanctions on Russia. We have led the way in protecting lives and livelihoods in the battle against COVID19. Thanks to the astonishing rollout of the vaccine and booster programmes – something that was only possible outside the European Union – we were the first European nation to protect half our population with at least one dose, and the first major European nation to boost half our population too. And thanks to Government action to protect jobs, and the phenomenal resilience of British people and businesses, our economy is bouncing back. Today unemployment is back to pre-crisis levels and last year we were the fastest growing economy in the G7. But while we can be proud of what we have achieved, the economic aftershocks of COVID-19 and the biggest war in Europe since 1945 mean huge disruptions to the global economy, with people in every major country facing real pressures in the cost of living. No country is immune and no government can realistically shield everyone from the impact. It is right that we continue doing whatever we can to ease the burdens people are grappling with now, supporting the hardest hit with £22 billion of help to address the cost of living and cutting hundreds of pounds off household bills. But we must also remember that for every pound of taxpayer’s money we spend on reducing bills now, it is a pound we are not investing in bringing down bills and prices over the longer term. And that if anything, this moment makes clear our best remedy lies in urgently delivering on our mission to turbo charge the economy, create jobs and spread opportunity across the country. This is a Queen’s Speech to get our country back on track and ensure that we deliver on the promises we made at the start of this Parliament. It will focus on the priorities of the great British public – priorities that this Government shares. It will boost economic growth across the country to address the cost of living, helping to create the conditions for more people to have high-wage, high-skill jobs. It will back our police in making our streets safer – so we can tackle the anti-social behaviour that blights communities. And it will support the NHS in clearing the COVID-19 backlogs – so our family and friends can get the care they deserve. These are our top priorities – growing the economy, safer streets and supporting the NHS to clear the COVID-19 backlogs.

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Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Bill

2min
pages 133-134

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

2min
pages 131-132

Conversion Therapy Bill

1min
pages 128-129

Independent Football Regulator

1min
page 130

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

3min
pages 126-127

Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill

3min
pages 124-125

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

3min
pages 122-123

Securing Our Borders and Tackling Illegal Immigration

3min
pages 120-121

Bill of Rights

2min
pages 118-119

Strengthening the Integrity of the United Kingdom

8min
pages 114-117

Spring COVID Booster Programme

1min
page 99

Draft Mental Health Act Reform Bill

4min
pages 100-102

Women’s Health Strategy

4min
pages 103-105

Social Care and integration

2min
pages 97-98

Delivering Healthcare Priorities

2min
pages 95-96

Elective Recovery

3min
pages 93-94

Draft Protect Duty Bill

1min
pages 89-90

Draft Victims Bill

1min
pages 87-88

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill

2min
pages 81-82

National Security Bill

2min
pages 79-80

Public Order Bill

2min
pages 77-78

Modern Slavery Bill

2min
pages 83-84

Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

1min
page 73

Online Safety Bill

3min
pages 85-86

Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill

2min
pages 71-72

Housing Reform

2min
pages 69-70

Renters Reform Bill

2min
pages 67-68

Higher Education Bill

3min
pages 63-64

Financial Services and Markets Bill

2min
pages 55-56

Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

3min
pages 61-62

Procurement Bill

3min
pages 53-54

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

2min
pages 59-60

Data Reform Bill

2min
pages 57-58

Social Housing Regulation Bill

2min
pages 65-66

Brexit Freedoms Bill

2min
pages 51-52

Draft Audit Reform Bill

2min
pages 49-50

Electronic Trade Documents Bill

2min
pages 45-46

High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill

2min
pages 47-48

Non-Domestic Rating Bill

1min
page 39

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill

3min
pages 37-38

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill

2min
pages 43-44

Media Bill

3min
pages 40-42

Draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill

4min
pages 34-36

Energy Security Bill

3min
pages 32-33

Transport Bill

3min
pages 30-31

Schools Bill

4min
pages 27-29

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

6min
pages 10-13

HER MAJESTY’S MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

4min
pages 7-9

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

3min
pages 25-26

Cost of Living

3min
pages 19-20

AN INTRODUCTION FROM THE PRIME MINISTER

6min
pages 4-6
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