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“Behind this Queen’s Speech is
a clear vision for what our country can be. A country of security and opportunity for everyone, at every stage of life.” Prime Minister David Cameron #QueensSpeech

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“My government will legislate in
the interests of everyone in our country. It will adopt a One Nation approach, helping working people get on, supporting aspiration, giving new opportunities to the most disadvantaged and bringing different parts of our country together.”

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Find out how we’re helping
working p e o p l e #QueensSpeech

Income tax • No income
tax for people working 30 hours a week on National Minimum Wage • No rises in income tax, VAT or NI contributions rates for the next 5 years #QueensSpeech

HS2 • Gives government powers
to build and operate phase 1 of the HS2 railway • HS2 will help rebalance the UK economy, bringing greater prosperity to the Midlands and the North #QueensSpeech

Housing • Right to Buy
extended to 1.3 million housing association tenants • 200,000 discounted Starter Homes for young first time buyers #QueensSpeech

Helping small businesses • Red
tape cut to help businesses save £10 billion over this Parliament • New Small Business Conciliation Service to help resolve disputes, eg late payments #QueensSpeech

Childcare • Eligible working parents
will get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 3 and 4 year olds #QueensSpeech

F i n d o
u t how we’re championing s o c i a l justice #QueensSpeech

Schools • Failing schools to
become academies • New powers to intervene where schools are coasting #QueensSpeech

Psychoactive substances • New Psychoactive
Substances Bill will ban the production, distribution, sale and supply of new psychoactive drugs in the UK #QueensSpeech

Pensions • Triple lock on
basic State Pension will continue to apply for the duration of this Parliament • This means that the basic State Pension is increased by growth in average earnings, price inflation or 2.5%, whichever is highest #QueensSpeech

Health • NHS funding to
increase by £8 billion a year by the end of this Parliament • GP opening hours to be extended across the country • Health services shifting to 7-day-a-week opening #QueensSpeech

Tackling extremism New powers to:
• ban extremist groups • stop individuals engaging in extremist behaviour #QueensSpeech

Find out how we’re bringing
the c o u n t r y t o g e t h e r # Q u e e n s S p e e c h

Scotland • Scottish Parliament to
have new powers over tax and spending - raising around 40% of Scotland’s taxes and deciding around 60% of its public spending #QueensSpeech

Wales • New powers for
National Assembly over energy, transport and local government • National Assembly to have control over its own affairs including its name, size, elections, electoral system and voting age #QueensSpeech

Northern Ireland • New Historical
Investigations Unit to investigate unsolved Troubles-related deaths • New Oral History Archive so that people can share experiences and narratives related to the Troubles #QueensSpeech

English votes for English laws
• Decisions affecting England, or England and Wales, can only be taken with the consent of the majority of MPs representing constituencies in England, or in England and Wales #QueensSpeech

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