What was in the 2015 Queen’s Speech, bill-by-bill

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A full employment and welfare benefits bill aiming to create 2m more jobs and 3m more apprenticeships |
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An enterprise bill to cut red tape and help small and medium-sized businesses resolve late payment disputes |
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A personal tax allowance bill raising the personal allowance to £12,500 and linking future increases to the minimum wage |
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A finance bill legislating a tax “freeze” on income tax rates, VAT rates and national insurance contributions |
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A childcare bill doubling free childcare entitlements for families with two working parents to 30 hours per week |
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A housing bill enabling the extension of Right to Buy levels of discount to housing association tenants |
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An energy bill establishing an oil and gas authority independent regulator |
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An immigration bill introducing a new offence of illegal working |
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A trade unions bill setting in place restrictions on strike ballots and trade union political funding |
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An education and adoption bill increasing oversight of and intervention in failing schools |
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A cities and local government devolution bill giving more powers to towns and counties |
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An HS2 bill awarding planning permission for the railway between London and the west Midlands |
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A Scotland bill implementing the suggestions of the Smith Commission |
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A Wales bill and a Northern Ireland bill devolving more powers to their respective national parliaments |
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An EU referendum bill calling for an in/out vote before the end of 2017 |
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An extremism bill allowing the home secretary to crack down on extremist groups |
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An investigatory powers bill giving the government the right to monitor Britons’ online communications |
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A psychoactive substances bill creating a blanket ban on new recreational drugs |
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