Queen's Speech 2006 - Key Legislation for 2006-07

Summary

The Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament sets out the Parliamentary agenda for the next year and highlights the Government's main priorities. 25 bills and 4 draft bills were presented.

This year law and order, security, climate change and pensions reform will be key in the 2006-07 Parliamentary session.

Proposed new legislation includes:

• Bills
• Draft Bills

Bills

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q R | S | T | U V | W | X Y Z

Border and Immigration Bill

• Granting further powers for the immigration service, including the capture of foreign nationals' biometric details

Child Support Bill

• Reforming current child support provisions, including replacing the Child Support Agency

Climate Change Bill

• Protecting the environment and addressing long-term energy issues, including measures to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by 2050

Concessionary Bus Travel Bill

• Granting free off-peak local bus travel to the disabled and those over the age of 60

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill

• Amalgamating various consumer watchdogs and providing for the regulation of estate agents

Corporate Manslaughter Bill

• Creating the offence of corporate manslaughter, to allow companies to be prosecuted

Criminal Justice Bill

• Bringing new powers to target violent offenders and anti-social behaviour

Crossrail Bill

• Granting powers necessary to build the London Crossrail trainline

Digital Switchover Bill

• Facilitating analogue to digital television switchover

Exchanges and Clearing Houses Bill

• Giving the Financial Services Authority (FSA) powers to veto some regulations

Fraud Bill

• Providing for trial without a jury in serious fraud cases

Further Education and Training Bill

• Reforming Further Education, including proposals regarding the role of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC)

Greater London Authority Bill

• Giving new powers to the Mayor and Assembly for London regarding the 2012 Olympics, climate change and the provision of homes

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

• Reforming jury trials and revising the remit of the Human Rights Commission

Legal Services Bill

• Improving regulation of the legal profession

Local Government Bill

• Measures improving local government, including powers devolved to local councils

Mental Health Bill

• Introducing supervised 'in the community' treatment for people with mental disorders

Northern Ireland Bill

• Reinstating the Northern Ireland Assembly and devolved powers

Offender Management Bill

• Allowing for the use of private offender management firms

Organised Crime Bill

• Giving new powers to combat serious and organised crime, introducing new offences including assisting a criminal act

Pensions Bill

• Providing for long-term revision of the pensions system; measures include a revised state pension age of 68 by 2046

Planning Reform Bill

• Reforming the planning system

Statistical Reform Bill

• Introducing an independent board to enhance confidence in Government statistics

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill

• Reforming the tribunal system, qualifications for judicial office and the enforcement of judgements

Welfare Reform Bill

• Introducing reforms of the welfare system, including creating a new benefit to replace Incapacity Benefit

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Draft Bills

Local Better Regulation Office Bill

• Creating a trading standards and environmental health regulation advisory body

Protection of Cultural Property During Armed Conflict Bill

• Criminalising trading in cultural property taken during conflict

Road Transport Bill

• Granting powers to local councils to create road-pricing schemes and improve public transport

Tissues and Embryo Authority Bill

• Introducing regulation of human embryology

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