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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.”

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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 work ing p e o p l e

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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

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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

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Housing •  Right to Buy extended to

1.3 million housing association tenants

•  200,000 discounted Starter Homes for young first time buyers

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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

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Childcare •  Eligible working parents

will get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 3 and 4 year olds

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F i n d o u t how we’re championings o c i a l jus t ice #QueensSpeech

Schools •  Failing schools to

become academies

•  New powers to intervene where schools are coasting

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Psychoactive substances •  New Psychoactive

Substances Bill will ban the production, distribution, sale and supply of new psychoactive drugs in the UK

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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

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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

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Tackling extremism New powers to:

•  ban extremist groups

•  stop individuals engaging in extremist behaviour

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F i n d o u t h o w we’re bringing the c o u n t r y t o g e t h e r

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Get all the details at www.gov.uk/queens-speech-2015

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