WHAT KEY MEASURES TO EXPECT

KEY measures expected to be announced in today’s Queen’s Speech:

BREXIT FREEDOM

A “super seven” set of Bills drafted to maximise the benefits of Brexit and slash any red tape which remains in UK law after leaving the bloc.

PUBLIC ORDER

To prevent highly disruptive tactics by political activists causing misery, costing millions in taxpayers’ money and putting lives at risk.

BILL OF RIGHTS

Replacing the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. Dominic Raab, the Justice Secretary, said the proposal would result in “less shifting of the goalposts, less elastic interpretations of human rights”, adding that people find the current law “frustrating in the context of deporting foreign national offenders”.

EDUCATION

Ministers will crack down on truancy, strengthen the powers of the education watchdog Ofsted and reform the funding system in new legislation to create “a school system that works for every child”, according to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.

LEVELLING UP

A Levelling Up And Regeneration Bill is expected to give local leaders new powers to rejuvenate high streets, by forcing landlords to rent out empty shop units.

PROCUREMENT BILL

A Procurement Bill is expected to give small and medium-sized businesses a better opportunity to compete for Government contracts.

ANIMAL WELFARE BILL

Proposed legislation will seek to protect animals from cruelty and crack down on puppy smuggling, although a proposed ban on foie gras is understood to have been dropped.

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Government is expected to use the speech to bring forward changes to Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements.

PRIVATISATION OF CHANNEL 4

Part of a wider series of reforms proposed for the UK’s broadcasting landscape.

BILLS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill aimed at preventing curbs on free speech in universities, the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, and the Online Safety Bill, a long-awaited piece of legislation aimed at preventing cyberflashing and online stalking, among other online harms.