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Lords Library Briefing by Thomas Brown, James Goddard, Emily Haves, Edward Scott, Chris E Smith and Sarah Tudor. It was first published on Thursday, 2 January 2020. It was last updated on Monday, 22 March 2021.


Queen's Speech January 2020: Debate in the House of Lords Day 3

This briefing is one of three prepared ahead of the three days of debate in the House of Lords on the Queen’s Speech, scheduled to take place between 7 and 9 January 2020. The briefings detail the legislative and policy announcements made by the Government, in the Queen’s Speech and in the associated documents, and provide links to further reading.

This briefing looks at economic affairs, business, culture, education, health and social care, housing, pensions, transport and welfare. It provides background on the following legislative announcements:

  • Health Service Safety Investigations Bill
  • Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
  • Employment Bill
  • Pension Schemes Bill
  • Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
  • National Security and Investment Bill
  • Thomas Cook Compensation Bill
  • Renters’ Reform Bill
  • Building Safety Bill
  • Fire Safety Bill
  • Online Harms Bill
  • Broadband Bill
  • Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill
  • Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill
  • Financial Services Bill
  • Bills relating to airline insolvency and minimum railway service levels over strikes

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
LLN-2020-0003 
Category
Lords Library Briefings - Debates
Related items
Queen’s Speech
Thursday, 9 January 2020
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Subjects
Conditions of employment Compensation Broadband Fire prevention Fiscal policy Internet Interest rates Economic growth Inflation National security Press Mergers Mental health Public sector debt Safety Social services Productivity Thomas Cook
Contains statistics
Yes
Published by
House of Lords Library
Link
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