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Notes on: "The cost of bureaucracy and the number of public bodies will be reduced."
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Notes on: "The Duke of Edinburgh and I look forward to our visit to Canada in June and our visit to the United Nations in New York in July."
"The first priority is to reduce the deficit and restore economic growth. Action will be taken to accelerate the reduction of the structural budget deficit."
Notes on: "The role of social enterprises, charities and co-operatives in our public services will be enhanced."
Notes on the Welfare Reform Bill proposed in the 2010 Queen's Speech.
Notes on: "The tax and benefits system will be made fairer and simpler."
Notes on: "The voice of patients and the role of doctors will be strengthened in the National Health Service."
Notes on: "We also look forward to receiving His Holiness Pope Benedict the Sixteenth in September."
A list of quotes relating to the Queen's Speech.
Notes on how the Armed Forces Bill will continue in force the legislation governing the Armed Forces and make provision for other defence matters.
The Terrorist Asset Freezing Bill will not be mentioned in the Queen's Speech, but is included in the list that is published alongside the Queen's Speech.
Action will be taken to reform the funding of political parties.
Queen’s Speech - Estimates for the public services Number 10. “Estimates for the public services will be laid before you.” All public spending…
Details of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD)'s new ministerial team.
Introducing measures to empower local people and to revoke plans to create new unitary councils.
Government commits to transparent, fair and independently designed payment scheme for Equitable Life policyholders.
“The role of social enterprises, charities and co-operatives in our public services will be enhanced.”
BIS has announced a package of £836 million worth of efficiency savings and in year savings to its spending.
David Lidington is attending an informal meeting of Foreign Ministers from the Eastern Partnership, in Sopot, Poland.
The Foreign Office has announced £55 million worth of savings as its contribution to the wider £6 billion in savings across Government.
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