ENGLAND: The King of England. King Charles III gave a speach today and has outlined the government’s legislative plans for the year ahead at the State Opening of Parliament today Wednesday , the 17th of July.
The speech outlined 39 draft laws that minsters want to pass in the next parliamentary session, after their party’s return to power.Some of these, or a version of them, were originally tabled by the previous government but were not passed ahead of the election.
Below are the summary of King Charles 111 speach:
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King Charles III has outlined the government’s legislative plans for the year ahead at the State Opening of Parliament
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Great British Energy Bill: A new state-owned energy investment and generation company, GB Energy will be create
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National Wealth Fund Bill will set up a new fund to invest £7.3bn over five years in infrastructure and green industry
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The Royal father in his speech said water(Special Measures) Bill will be created and it will make the bosses of private water companies personally liable for lawbreaking, and give the water regulator new powers to ban bonuses
Transport bill
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In the King’s Speech, he read out draft laws including plans to nationalizing the Railways and speeding up the delivery of “high-quality infrastructure and housing”
- A Passenger Railway Services Bill will allow the government to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services, when existing contracts expire
- A new body to oversee track and trains, Great British Railways, will be established by a separate Railways Bil
- A High Speed Rail Bill, previously tabled to build the now -scrapped Northern leg of the HS2 rail link, will bring in powers to build new rail infrastructure in northern England
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He said in his statement that the government will sets out aims to modernism the asylum and immigration system, as well as removing the VAT exception for private school fees in England
Housing and planning bill
- A Planning and projects Bill will modernize regulations pertaining to the forcible acquisition of land and expedite the approval process for vital projects.
The Renters’ Rights Bill will outlaw “no fault” evictions and provide private renters access to Ayaab’s Law, - A set of building safety regulations intended for communal tenants. A proposed Leasehold and Common hold Reform Bill would prohibit forfeiture, which is a situation in which tenants face the possibility of losing their homes due to minor payments, and limit ground rent for current tenants.
- The Great British Energy Bill will establish GB Energy, a new state-owned energy generation and investment firm. A new fund to spend £7.3 billion in infrastructure and green industry over five years will be established by the National Wealth Fund Bill.
- Immigration Bill
- A Planning and projects Bill will modernize regulations pertaining to the forcible acquisition of land and expedite the approval process for vital projects.
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- A Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will allow police to use counter-terror powers to tackle gangs smuggling migrants into the UK
- The measures will “take the brakes off Britain,” according to Keir Starmer, the recently elected prime minister of England.In his remarks, he stated that the government intends to modernize the immigration and asylum systems and eliminate the VAT exemption for private school tuition in England.The Royal Father did not bring up voting for those under 16 during his speech, despite this being included in the Labour Party’s agenda.Lucy Powell of Labour says she “hopes” that 16-year-olds will be allowed to cast ballots in the upcoming general election.At the first meeting of the new parliament, lawmakers will convene to discuss the topics covered in the King’s Speech.
