so here we have the new Lord Chancellor
Robert Buckland who has the speech in
his ceremonial purse were presented to
the Queen
steps back one and then turns around
my Lords and members of the House of
Commons my government's priority has
always been to secure the United
Kingdom's departure from the European
Union on the 31st of October my
government intends to work towards a new
partnership with the European Union
based on free trade and friendly
cooperation my ministers will work to
implement new regimes for Fisheries
agriculture and trade seizing the
opportunities that arise from leaving
the European Union an immigration bill
ending free movement will lay the
foundation for a fair modern and global
immigration system my government remains
committed to ensuring that resident
European citizens who have built their
lives in and contributed so much to the
United Kingdom have the right to remain
the bill will include measures that
reinforce this commitment steps will be
taken to provide certainty stability and
new opportunities for the financial
services and legal sectors my
government's new economic plan will be
underpinned by a responsible fiscal
strategy investing in economic growth
while maintaining the sustainability of
the public finances measures will be
brought forward to support and
strengthen the National Health Service
its workforce and resources enabling it
to deliver the highest quality care new
laws will be taken forward to help
implement the national health services
long-term plan in England and to
establish an independent body to
investigate serious health care
incidents my government will bring
forward proposals to reform adult social
care in England to ensure dignity in
my ministers will continue work to
reform the Mental Health Act to improve
respect for and care of those receiving
treatment
my government is committed to addressing
violent crime and to strengthening
public confidence in the criminal
justice system new sentencing laws will
see that the most serious offenders
spend longer in custody to reflect
better the severity of their crimes
measures will be introduced to improve
the justice system's response to foreign
national offenders my government will
work to improve safety and security in
prisons and to strengthen the
rehabilitation of offenders proposals
will be brought forward to ensure that
victims receive the support they need
and the justice they deserve laws will
be introduced to ensure that the parole
system recognizes the paint victims and
their families caused by offenders
refusing to disclose information
relating to their crimes a new duty will
be placed on public sector bodies
ensuring they work together to address
serious violence police officers will be
provided with the protections they need
to keep the population safe they will
also be awarded the power to arrest
individuals who are wanted by trusted
international partners my government
will bring forward measures to protect
individuals families and their homes
legislation will transform the approach
of the justice system and other agencies
to victims of domestic abuse and
minimize the impact of divorce
particularly on children my ministers
will continue to develop proposals to
improve Internet safety and will bring
forward laws to implement
building safety standards my ministers
will ensure that all young people have
access to an excellent education
unlocking their full potential and
preparing them for the world of work my
government will take steps to make work
fairer introducing measures that will
support those working hard to help
people plan for the future measures will
be brought forward to provide simpler
oversight of pension savings to protect
people savings for later life new laws
will provide greater powers to tackle
irresponsible management of private
pension schemes to ensure that the
benefits of a prospering economy reach
every corner of the United Kingdom my
ministers will bring forward a national
infrastructure strategy this will set
out a long-term vision to improve the
nation's digital transport and energy
infrastructure new legislation will help
accelerate the delivery of fast reliable
and secure broadband networks to
millions of homes an aviation bill will
provide for the effective and efficient
management of the United Kingdom's
airspace proposals on railway reform
will be brought forward a white paper
will publish be published to set out my
government's ambitions for unleashing
regional potential in England and to
enable decisions that affect local
people to be made at a local level my
government is committed to establishing
the United Kingdom as a world leader in
scientific capability and space
technology increased investment in
science will be complemented by the
development of a new funding agency a
more open visa system and an ambitious
national space strategy
by ministers remain committed to
protecting and improving the environment
for future generations for the first
time environmental principles will be
enshrined in law measures will be
introduced to improve air and water
quality tackle plastic pollution and
restore habitats so plants and wildlife
can thrive legislation will also create
new legally binding environmental
improvement targets a new world leading
independent regulator will be
established in statute to scrutinize
environmental policy and law
investigate complaints and take
enforcement action proposals will also
be brought forward to promote and
protect the welfare of animals including
banning imports from trophy hunting the
integrity and prosperity of the Union
that binds the four nations of the
United Kingdom is of the utmost
importance to my government my ministers
will bring forward measures to support
citizens across all the nations of the
United Kingdom my government remains
committed to working with all parties in
Northern Ireland to support the return
of devolved government and to address
the legacy of the past my government
will take steps to protect the integrity
of democracy and the electoral system in
the United Kingdom my government will
continue to invest in our gallant Armed
Forces my ministers will honor the Armed
Forces covenant and the NATO commitment
to spend at least two percent of
national income on defence as the United
Kingdom leaves the European Union my
government will ensure that it continues
to play a leading role in global affairs
defending its interests and promoting
its value
my government will be at the forefront
of efforts to solve the most complex
international security issues it will
champion global free trade and work
alongside international partners to
solve the most pressing global
challenges
it will prioritized tackling climate
change and ensuring that all girls have
access to 12 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
the Lord Chancellor approaches her
majesty and takes delivery of the speech
posted back in the official purse and
makes his way back down the steps the
Queen having delivered the Queen's
speech to open this new session of
Parliament in 2019 the prince of wales
looking on next her majesty and the
pages of honour are now ready for the
procession back to the robing room where
the queen will prepare to leave the
Palace of Westminster and return to
Buckingham Palace members of the
judiciary very prominent in the House of
Lords today and the bishops too we saw
glimpses of them earlier including the
former Bishop of London dr. Richard
charters and others also taking their
places and many former government
ministers from the House of Commons of
course who have become life peers with a
wealth of experience in terms of
parliamentary and political affairs who
have seen many of these ceremonies in
the past and we spoke to two of them
earlier Lord Fowler who's here today and
Dame Margaret Beckett who is still in
the House of Commons so as the crown is
being carried out my guests are still
with me here let's stay on the pictures
but I'll bring in my colleague Laura
keansburg our political editor just for
a fourth there on the content of the
speech that the Queen has just delivered
a very long shopping list of all the
things that Boris Johnson would like to
do some of them very much
bread-and-butter issues whether that's
more funding for schools or trying to
spend more money on the NHS or coming up
with at long last a new way of
organising care for the elderly which is
something that successive governments
have struggled to grapple with but the
unsaid reality of course as well as that
shopping list is it the biggest question
hanging over is what Her Majesty said
with great certainty at the beginning of
the speech we will be leaving the
European Union at the end of this month
there's no way that anyone in this
square mile can be sure that that will
happen and whether it happens and how it
happens
is a much
influenced than anything we've just
heard being said that was literally the
first sentence of the speech indeed
because it's the government's first
priority but there is nothing at this
stage that the government is setting out
in legislation that will either make
that less or more likely that will all
come down first of all to the outcome of
talks this week in Brussels and then
what Parliament does with either a deal
or at lack of one in the next few days
and with as these moments of history
unfold in front of us something much
more unusual at this weekend to expect
Parliament to be gathering to try to
make head or tail of what actually
happens next that will be on Saturday of
course and as you were mentioning
earlier Laura that'll be the first
Saturday sitting in nearly 40 years the
MPs are now making their way back to the
House of Commons as the Queen makes her
way into the robing room and having
listened to that speech lots of them
including many back benches making their
way back down there but there of course
a front bencher rows had some Wilkins
there the speaker's chaplain next to the
Prime Minister
the rush back to the Commons chamber
because of course the debate on the
Queen speech will start in the short
while Sir Alan Duncan the