Queen's Speech outlines 2009-10 legislative plans

The following issues are included in the Government's commitments:

• Sustained economic growth
• Strengthening of public services
• Global and European collaboration through the G20
• Planned international visiting
• Regulation of financial services
• Reduction of the budget deficit once economic recovery is established
• Provision of free personal care to those in need
• Raising of educational standards
• Protection of communities and parental responsibility for children's antisocial behaviour
• Communications infrastructure
• Carbon capture and storage
• High speed rail services between London and Scotland
• Flood protection
• Equality
• Child poverty
• Employment conditions for agency workers
• Constitutional reform
• Bribery and co-operation with the devolved governments.

The following Bills are introduced:

• Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
• Bribery Bill
• Financial Services Bill
• Digital Economy Bill
• Energy Bill
• Flood and Water Management Bill
• Children, Schools and Families Bill
• Equality Bill
• Crime and Security Bill
• Child Poverty Bill
• Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill
• Fiscal Responsibility Bill
• Personal Care at Home Bill
• Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill
• Draft International Development Spending Bill.

If you are interested in tracking the progress of any of the Bills outlined in this year’s Queen’s Speech then you might want to find out more about TSO’s All Follows Service. All Follows offers an easy way to follow the progress of legislation. You choose the Bill you want to follow and the type of publications you wish to receive and we will do the rest.

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