Serving you better: Queen's Speech 2016
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Publication date:
18 May 2016
Last updated:
25 February 2025
Author(s):
Policy and Public Affairs
The 2016 Queen's Speech sets out the Government's flagship proposals for the coming parliamentary year. It was announced on 18th May 2016. As a result of the forthcoming EU referendum, the Queen's Speech is unusually light in terms of numbers, as well as controversial bills.
Bills of particular interest are:
- A Digital Economy Bill.
- A Transport Bill which encourages investment in driverless cars, electric cars, commercial space planes and drones.
- A Bill introducing the new lifetimes ISA concept as well as a Pensions bill to cover reform of master trusts, capping early exit fees and the reform of the Money Advice Service and the creation of a successor body.
- A Bill to tackle corruption as well as tax evasion.
- A major focus on prison reform.
- A Higher Education Bill to implement proposals to reform higher education including liberalising rules to becoming a university.
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