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Draft Legislative Programme

I am sure that that will be the case. Our officials have liaised with officials in the devolved Administrations and I have discussed the process with the First Ministers in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Having set out the reasons behind and the process of publishing our draft legislative programme, I will deal with its content. I do that simply by reminding the House of the Prime Minister’s words on 11 July. He said that the programme seeks to"““respond to the rising aspirations of the British people””" by delivering"““new and better opportunities in education, employment and the provision of housing and health care,””" and ensuring"““that in a fast-changing world there is opportunity and security not just for some people, but for all the British people.””—[Official Report, 11 July 2007; Vol. 462, c. 1449.]" There will be an education and skills Bill to enable all young people to stay in education or training till 18. There will be a new pensions Bill to ensure that all working people have the right to a workplace pension, with a duty on every employer to contribute towards it. There will be a new housing and regeneration Bill, which will help put affordable housing within the reach of those who cannot afford to buy or rent. The planning reform Bill will implement the Eddington and Barker reports. The climate change Bill will introduce a legal framework for reducing carbon emissions in each five year period to 2050. There will be a health and social care Bill to create a stronger health and social care regulator and ensure better access for patients to clean and safe services. There will be Bills on children in care, and the Government have already introduced the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill for carry-over into the next Session. The unclaimed assets Bill will allow money in dormant bank accounts to go towards improving our country’s youth and community facilities. The regulatory enforcement and sanctions Bill will support business by keeping regulation of compliant businesses to a minimum, while targeting and penalising those that deliberately disregard the law. The employment simplification Bill will deliver simpler and fairer enforcement of the national minimum wage. Protecting the security and safety of the British people is paramount for every Government, so we have introduced the Criminal Justice Bill, which will be carried over into the next Session, and we stand ready to include provisions that come from the review of policing by Sir Ronald Flanagan. Many of the proposals that the Prime Minister set out to the House in his speech on the governance of Britain will be included in a constitutional reform Bill.