Marshall is asking the Lord Chancellor
to deliver the speech so Robert Buckland
makes his way towards the throne
presents its - how much see it turns
around on the Queen speech this new
Conservative government is about to be
unveiled my Lords and members of the
House of Commons my government's
priority is to deliver the United
Kingdom's departure from the European
Union on the 31st of January my
ministers will bring forward legislation
to ensure the United Kingdom's exit on
that date and to make the most of the
opportunities that this brings for all
the people of the United Kingdom
thereafter my ministers will seek a
future relationship with the European
Union based on a free trade agreement
that benefits the whole of the United
Kingdom they will also begin trade
negotiations with other leading global
economies the integrity and prosperity
of the United Kingdom is of the utmost
importance to my government my ministers
will work urgently to facilitate talks
to restore devolved government in
Northern Ireland my government will
embark on an ambitious programme of
domestic reform that delivers on the
people's priorities for the first time
the national health services multi-year
funding settlement agreed earlier this
year will be enshrined in law steps will
be taken to grow and support the
National Health Services workforce and a
new visa will ensure qualified doctors
nurses and health professionals have
fast-track entry to the United Kingdom
hospital car parking charges will be
removed for those in greatest need my
ministers will seek cross-party
consensus on proposals for long-term
reform of Social Care
the
will ensure that the social care system
provides everyone with the dignity and
security they deserve and that no one
who needs care has to sell their home to
pay for it my ministers will continue
work to reform the Mental Health Act a
modern fair points based immigration
system will welcome skilled workers from
across the world to contribute to the
United Kingdom's economy communities and
public services my government will bring
forward measures to support working
families raising the national insurance
threshold and increasing the national
living wage to ensure every child has
access to a high-quality education my
ministers will increase levels of
funding per pupil in every school
measures will be brought forward to
encourage flexible working to introduce
the entitlement to leave unpaid carers
and to help people save for later life
new measures will be brought forward to
protect tenants and to improve building
safety my government will take steps to
support home ownership including by
making homes available at a discount for
local first-time buyers my ministers
will develop legislation to improve
Internet safety for all my government is
committed to a fair justice system that
keeps people safe my ministers will
establish a Royal Commission to review
and improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the criminal justice
process new sentencing laws will ensure
the most serious violent offenders
including terrorists serve longer in
custody new laws will require schools
police councils and health authorities
to work together to prevent serious
crime
my government will ensure there's charge
with knife possession face swift justice
and that the courts work better for all
those who engage with them including
victims of domestic abuse legislation
will be brought forward to support
victims of crime and their families
measures will be developed to tackle
hostile activity conducted by foreign
States my ministers will bring forward
measures to ensure that every part of
the United Kingdom can prosper my
government will invest in the country's
public services and infrastructure
whilst keeping borrowing and debt under
control maintaining the sustainability
of the public finances through a
responsible fiscal strategy my
government will prioritize investment in
infrastructure and world-leading science
research and skills in order to unleash
productivity and improve daily life for
communities across the country
it will give communities more control
over how investment is spent so that
they can decide what is best for them to
support business my government will
increase tax credits for research and
development establish a National Skills
Fund and bring forward changes to
business rates new laws will accelerate
the delivery of gigabit capable
broadband to ensure people can depend on
the transport network measures will be
developed to provide for minimum levels
of service during transport strikes my
government will continue to take steps
to meet the world-leading target of net
zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 it
will continue to lead the way in
tackling global climate change hosting
the cop twenty six summit in 2020
to protect and improve the environment
for future generations a bill will
enshrine in law environmental principles
and legally binding targets including
for air quality it will also ban the
export of polluting plastic waste to
countries outside the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development and
establish a new world leading
independent regulator in statute a
constitution democracy and Rights
Commission will be established work will
be taken forward to repeal the fixed
term Parliament's Act my government will
continue to invest in our gallant Armed
Forces my government will honor the
Armed Forces covenant which will be
further incorporated into law and the
NATO commitment to spend at least two
percent of national income on defense it
will bring forward proposals to tackle
vexatious claims that undermine our
armed forces and will continue to seek
better ways of dealing with legacy
issues that provide better outcomes for
victims and survivors my government will
work to promote and expand the United
Kingdom's influence in the world an
integrated security defense and foreign
policy review will be undertaken to
reassess the nations place in the world
covering all aspects of international
policy from defense to diplomacy and
development my ministers will promote
the United Kingdom's interests including
freedom of speech human rights and the
rule of law my government will work
closely with international partners to
help solve the most complex
international security issues and to
promote peace and security glue
it will stand firm against those who
threaten the values of the United
Kingdom including by developing a
sanctions regime to directly address
human rights abuse and working to ensure
that all girls have access to twelve
years of quality education members of
the House of Commons estimates for the
public services will be laid before you
my Lords and members of the House of
Commons other measures will be laid
before you I pray that the blessing of
Almighty God may rest upon your counsels
so the Queen speech has been delivered
for this new Conservative government and
that was quite a list of proposed
legislation the most packed list that
we've heard for a very long time and the
Queen outlined proposed legislation in a
wide range of areas of activity they're
certainly more than enough to fill a
five year period though questions about
how long a parliamentary period is we'll
be asked again given what was said there
in terms of the fixed term Parliament
act which we can possibly refer to with
my guests in in a few moments time but
the Queen and the prince of wales
leaving the chamber of the House of
Lords now back in the procession and
making their way back into the long
gallery and back into the robing room
ready for the Queen to leave and ready I
supposed to prepare for Christmas with
the family and normally spent in
Sandringham so that's just six days away
but a bit of work to be done in
Parliament before then including
tomorrow as Laura was saying earlier
with the withdrawal agreement bill so as
the crown is being taken and the Queen
and the Prince are making their way
Laura your immediate response to that
very long list of proposed activity well
top of the list of course is getting the
brexit legislation through as we would
expect and then second to that as we
were mentioning earlier the Health
Service but beyond that as you suggest I
mean there is tons on this agenda and
not just things that were in the
conservative manifesto which was
actually quite a slim document
deliberately not trying to you know
create too much risk as they went into
the general election but there's plenty
of legislation on there whether it's
toughening up criminal sentencing
whether it's acting to look at potential
and justices in terms of prosecutions of
former soldiers in Northern Ireland we
were hearing from one of the new
Northern Irish MPs I controversial that
kind of action might be but beyond even
the legislation that they have planned a
few things standing out promises of
reviews promises of reviews of our
foreign policy and our defence and
security in the revolt a review - of how
the courts operate a review - of the
Constitution and Rights Commission so
that will be a new Commission will be
set
to look at the Constitution how
government works what the relationship
is between Whitehall now that is the
kind of thing where you think today
might be the start of this government's
ambition not the limit of it you know
there are quite a few openings of doors
there that might create rather a lot of
interest raise a few eyebrows and think
that ultimately once we get into the
sort of proper day-to-day of forests
Charleston's government which I think
you know will be after a brexit in
February the government I think will
actually may come forward with plans
that might seem by today's comparison to
be rather radical and that actually for
me is one of the fundamental questions
of this new government with a majority
like this there's a lot they can do but
how many fights do they really want to
pick do they want to make a focus of two
or three issues and really really pare
through them or do they want to start
really trying to sort of unplug the way
the country works and we can see cilium
peace just leaving this chamber there
are some new faces and some old as they
come through