The Government will use its mandate for change to put economic
growth at the heart of its legislative agenda as it prepares for
The King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday
17 July.
Departments are working on more than 35 bills to deliver an
ambitious parliamentary session that will be built on a bedrock
of economic security, to enable growth that will improve the
prosperity of our country and the living standards of working
people.
Legislation will include a bill to enforce tough new spending
rules, designed to ensure economic growth, while avoiding the
chaos which left families with spiralling bills and wreaked
misery on people's lives.
To ensure nobody can play fast and loose with the public finances
ever again, this new bill will strengthen the role of the Office
of Budget Responsibility, meaning significant fiscal
announcements must be properly scrutinised and that taxpayers'
money is respected.
Prime Minister said:
“Our work is urgent. There is no time to waste. We are hitting
the ground running by bringing forward the laws we will need to
rebuild our country for the long-term – and our ambitious, fully
costed agenda is the downpayment on that change.
“From energy, to planning, to unbreakable fiscal rules, my
government is serious about delivering the stability that is
going to turbo charge growth that will create wealth in every
corner of the UK.
“The task of national renewal will not be easy, and this is just
the down payment on our plans for the next five years, but the
legislation set out at the King's Speech will build on the
momentum of our first days in office and make a difference to the
lives of working people.”
His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech will build on the momentum of
the Government's first week in office which saw the Prime
Minister and his ministerial team roll up their sleeves and get
to work. Legislation to enact announcements made this week,
including the launch of a National Wealth Fund to drive
investment into the UK, to a new Mission Control tasked with
turbocharging UK to clean power by 2030, to opening the
recruitment of a new border security command, show that the
Government is getting on with the job.
The package of bills will focus on growing the
economy through turbocharging building of houses and
infrastructure, better transport, more jobs and securing clean
energy – helping to make every part of the country better
off.
As part of the Government's plans to empower regions to
deliver change for their communities, new legislation will also
help to create wealth in every community and hand the power back
to local leaders who know what is best for their areas.
