My Government will introduce measures to increase the safety and security of its citizens.
Queen's
Speech 2021 Her Majesty’s most gracious speech to both Houses of
Parliament. From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Published
11 May
My lords and members of the House of Commons.
My
Government’s priority is to deliver a national recovery from the
pandemic that makes the United Kingdom stronger, healthier and more
prosperous than before.
To achieve this, my Government will level
up opportunities across all parts of the United Kingdom, supporting
jobs, businesses and economic growth and addressing the impact of the
pandemic on public services.
My Government will protect the
health of the nation, continuing the vaccination programme and providing
additional funding to support the NHS. My Ministers will bring forward
legislation to empower the NHS to innovate and embrace technology.
Patients will receive more tailored and preventative care, closer to
home [Health and Care Bill]. Measures will be brought forward to support
the health and wellbeing of the nation, including to tackle obesity and
improve mental health. Proposals on social care reform will be brought
forward.
My Government will build on the success of the
vaccination programme to lead the world in life sciences, pioneering new
treatments against diseases like cancer and securing jobs and
investment across the country.
My Ministers will oversee the
fastest ever increase in public funding for research and development and
pass legislation to establish an advanced research agency [Advanced
Research and Invention Agency Bill].
Following the unprecedented
support provided to businesses during the pandemic, proposals will be
brought forward to create and support jobs and improve regulation.
My
Government will strengthen the economic ties across the union,
investing in and improving national infrastructure. Proposals will be
taken forward to transform connectivity by rail and bus [High Speed Rail
(Crewe – Manchester) Bill] and to extend 5G mobile coverage and gigabit
capable broadband [Product Security and Telecommunications
Infrastructure Bill].
Legislation will support a lifetime skills
guarantee to enable flexible access to high quality education and
training throughout people’s lives [Skills and Post-16 Education Bill].
Measures
will be introduced to ensure that support for businesses reflects the
United Kingdom’s strategic interests and drives economic growth [Subsidy
Control Bill]. Laws will simplify procurement in the public sector
[Procurement Bill].
Eight new Freeports will create hubs for trade and help regenerate communities [National Insurance Contributions Bill].
My Government will ensure that the public finances are returned to a sustainable path once the economic recovery is secure.
Measures
will be brought forward to ensure that children have the best start in
life, prioritising their early years. My Ministers will address lost
learning during the pandemic and ensure every child has a high quality
education and is able to fulfil their potential.
My Government
will help more people to own their own home whilst enhancing the rights
of those who rent. Laws to modernise the planning system, so that more
homes can be built, will be brought forward, along with measures to end
the practice of ground rents for new leasehold properties [Planning
Bill, Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill]. My Ministers will establish
in law a new Building Safety Regulator to ensure that the tragedies of
the past are never repeated [Building Safety Bill].
Measures will be brought forward to address racial and ethnic disparities and ban conversion therapy.
Legislation
will support the voluntary sector by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy
and releasing additional funds for good causes [Dormant Assets Bill,
Charities Bill].
My Government will invest in new green
industries to create jobs, while protecting the environment. The United
Kingdom is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by
2050 and will continue to lead the way internationally by hosting the
COP26 Summit in Glasgow. Legislation will set binding environmental
targets [Environment Bill]. Legislation will also be brought forward to
ensure the United Kingdom has, and promotes, the highest standards of
animal welfare [Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, Kept Animals Bill,
Animals Abroad Bill].
My Government will strengthen and renew
democracy and the constitution. Legislation will be introduced to ensure
the integrity of elections, protect freedom of speech and restore the
balance of power between the executive, legislature and the courts
[Electoral Integrity Bill, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill,
Judicial Review Bill, Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill]. My
Ministers will promote the strength and integrity of the union. Measures
will be brought forward to strengthen devolved Government in Northern
Ireland and address the legacy of the past [Northern Ireland (Ministers,
Elections and Petitions of Concerns) Bill, Legacy Legislation].
My Government will introduce measures to increase the safety and security of its citizens.
Peter Klevius: So what about UK residents?!
Legislation
will increase sentences for the most serious and violent offenders and
ensure the timely administration of justice [Police, Crime, Sentencing
and Courts Bill]. Proposals will be brought forward to address violence,
including against women and girls, and to support victims [Draft
Victims Bill]. Measures will be brought forward to establish a fairer
immigration system that strengthens the United Kingdom’s borders and
deters criminals who facilitate dangerous and illegal journeys [New Plan
for Immigration Legislation].
My Government will lead the way in
ensuring internet safety for all, especially for children [Draft Online
Safety Bill] whilst harnessing the benefits of a free, open and secure
internet.
My Ministers will provide our gallant Armed Services
with the biggest spending increase in thirty years, taking forward their
programme of modernisation and reinforcing the United Kingdom’s
commitment to NATO. My Ministers will honour and strengthen the Armed
Forces Covenant, placing it in law [Armed Forces Bill]. Measures will be
introduced to provide National Insurance contribution relief for
employers of veterans [National Insurance Contributions Bill].
Peter
Klevius: The foreign aid is taken down to a record low level while the
"gallant Armed Services" get to rent even more nukes from Uncle Sam,
while efforts have been made justifying, avoiding and covering up crimes
committed by UK army personnel abroad.
Legislation
will be introduced to counter hostile activity by foreign states
[Counter-State Threats Bill, Telecommunications (Security) Bill].
Peter
Klevius: What about a "counter-islamist threat bill" instead? People in
UK are attacked by muslim terrorists - not by Chinese students,
researchers etc.
My Ministers will implement the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
Peter
Klevius: The biggest security threat is coming from islamism - so how
would that be cured by more nukes and racist Sinophobia and hate against
China?!
The United Kingdom will host the G7 Summit and lead the global effort to secure a robust economic recovery from the pandemic.
Peter Klevius: A "global effort" without the foremost global power when it comes to technology and economy?!
My Ministers will deepen trade ties in the Gulf, Africa and the Indo-Pacific.
My
Government will continue to provide aid where it has the greatest
impact on reducing poverty and alleviating human suffering. My
Government will uphold human rights and democracy across the world.
Peter
Klevius: Doesn't that clash with the Saudi dictator family ally and OIC
which represent the very opposite to Human Rights?!
It will take forward a global effort to get 40 million girls across the world into school.
Peter Klevius: Does it include muslim Uighur girls under sharia?
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.
Published 11 May 2021
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