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Queen’s Speech 2021
Queen’s Speech: A wide ranging Health and Care
Bill did however set out more on
a second chance to patient safety, a pre-watershed ban
make a first impression? on junk food adverts and structural
changes to give the government
The first Queen’s Speech of the more control over NHS England,
post-COVID and post-Brexit era with ministers having been
represents a second chance for the frustrated during the pandemic
government to prove it can deliver at their inability to pull levers
the domestic priorities that took it themselves.
to victory in the last general
election, but were blown off course Much of the trailed content of the
by the pandemic. Speech focussed on lifelong
learning and changes to make
Its agenda for the next session levelling up tangible and not
of Parliament is broad, with Bills simply a vague political slogan,
on everything from electoral and as opponents have claimed it has
constitutional reform to skills and become. For example, a Skills and
planning. Attention has focused Post-16 Education Bill will
on what was missing or lacking enshrine the right to access
detail, with little more information retraining throughout people’s
on long-promised plans social care careers and offer more access to
beyond a commitment to bring funding for further education.
forward proposals this year. Having
promised on his first day as Prime A new Planning Bill, committing to
Minister back in July 2019 to “fix modernising and speeding up
the crisis in social care once and for construction, will be seen as
all with a clear plan we have crucial to accelerating
prepared”, the government should homeownership, but as ever, the
be prepared for criticism that the detail of changes to planning rules
can has once again been kicked could herald political challenges in
down the road. some Conservative constituencies.
In the rental sector, the Opposition parties will find much
government promised a White to disagree with, particularly on
Paper on reform later in the year, some of the deliberate fights the
as well as the Leasehold Reform government is gearing up to have
(Ground Rent) Bill to abolish over limiting the use of judicial
ground rents for new leasehold review, introducing voter ID at
properties. elections and legislating for a new
freedom of speech duty for
Having delivered Brexit, the universities. The inclusion of these
goverment is also keen to Bills, in particular, which the
demonstrate new flexibilities now government knows will be
the UK is outside of the EU, with a controversial but is nevertheless
Subsidy Control Bill to introduce a determined to take on,
UK state aid regime and a demonstrates that there is space
Procurement Bill designed to among the post-COVID recovery
reduce complexity and open up legislation to pick a couple of
more involvement for SMEs, deliberate political fights that
voluntary bodies and social ministers feel they are on the right
enterprises. The government side of public opinion on.
re-emphasised the eight freeports
it plans to deliver. Given it also intends to repeal the
Fixed-term Parliaments Act and
In addition, the Queen’s Speech return the Prime Minsiter’s ability
confirmed the re-introduction of a to call snap elections, getting as
number of key Bills which had much of its flagship legislation
already started their passage in the through is likely to be of even
last session of Parliament, including greater importance to the
the Environment Bill, the Police, government in the coming months.
Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
and the Advanced Research and
Invention Agency Bill designed to
expand the UK’s research and
innovation capabilities.
Constitution Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill As anticipated, the Government plans to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (2011). Two draft Bills were published in 2019-21, and the Government had already confirmed that the second of these – the Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2021 (Repeal) Bill – would be introduced in the coming session. Repealing this legislation via the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill will return to the UK Prime Minister the power to set the date of the next general election, which under the current legislation would be in December 2024. Electoral Integrity Bill and Voter ID Already the subject of considerable media attention, it has been confirmed that an Electoral Integrity Bill, including provisions for implementing requirements for voters to show photographic ID at polling stations, will be brought forward. In response to concerns that this could lead to voter suppression, the Government has assured it will make provisions for those who don’t have a passport or driving licence to apply for suitable ID.
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reform the Petition of Concern sanctions (BDS) campaigns
mechanism used in the against foreign countries.
Northern Ireland Assembly to
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Business and Skills
Investment The Skills and Post-16
Education Bill aims to put
Innovation Strategy employers at the heart of the
The Government has pledged post-16 skills system through
£800 million of funding by the Skills Accelerator, by
2024-25 for a new Advanced enabling employers and
Research and Invention providers to collaborate to
Agency (ARIA). The Bill will develop plans aimed at
create ARIA as a new statutory ensuring local provision meets
corporation to fund high-risk, local needs. It also introduces
high-reward R&D, tolerating a a new Lifelong Loan
high risk of failure in pursuing Entitlement, which will give
ambitious research, individuals access to the
development, and equivalent of up to four years’
exploitation. It establishes an
worth of student loans for
arm’s length relationship to
Government, with the Level 4-6 qualifications that
Secretary of State only given they can use flexibly across
powers to dissolve ARIA after their lifetime, at colleges as
at least 10 years. well as universities.
Employment Bill Business Rates
The Queen’s Speech did not There was also no new
include the anticipated announcements or legislation on
Employment Bill. A Government Business Rates. The Treasury
spokesperson said: “We’re announced in February 2021 it
committed to bringing forward an would publish its final report on
Employment Bill to protect and its fundamental review of business
enhance workers’ rights as we rates in Autumn 2021. It also
build back better from the released an interim report in
pandemic. Through this legislation March 2021, publishing the
we are determined to build a responses to its call for evidence.
high-skilled, high-productivity,
high-wage economy that delivers National Insurance
on our ambition to make the UK Contributions Bill
best-placed in the world to work The purpose of this Bill is to help
and grow a business. We will create jobs and promote
introduce the Employment Bill regeneration through the years, up to earnings of £25,000
when the time is right given the provision of National Insurance per annum. Freeport employers
profound effects the pandemic is contributions relief for employers will be able to claim this relief
having on the economy and the of veterans, for employers in on all new hires from April 2022.
labour market. In the meantime, Freeports, and for the It also provides employers with
we’re taking and have taken un- self-employed who receive NHS National Insurance contributions
precedented but necessary steps Test and Trace Payments. relief for veterans for the first 12
to support businesses and protect months of their employment, up
jobs and we will continue to The bill provides employers with a to earnings of £50,000 per
do so.” relief from National Insurance annum. This relief will be available
contributions for eligible new to employers on earnings from
employees in Freeports for three April 2021.The Bill willtoalso
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investment. A separate Victims Kingdom’s borders and deters and financial and operational managers in
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including victims remaining consulted on earlier this year,If you have any questions or would like to discuss how the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech affect your organisation, please contact: publicaffairs@secnewgate.co.uk secnewgate.co.uk
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