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New NHS legislation provides ‘once-in-a-decade opportunity’ to centre research 12th May 2021 New legislation for the NHS has been announced in the latest Queen’s speech, along with plans to build on the success of the vaccination programme in a bid to boost life sciences in the UK. This includes new legislation to ‘empower’ the NHS to embrace technology, with a new Health and Care Bill also announced – this will include measures to support the health of nation, with a particular focus on tackling obesity and improving mental health. Also, ministers are set to oversee an increase i...

Legislation approved to boost internet safety has not answered numerous calls for the inclusion of economic harm and scams from the finance industry.

Queen's Speech debate: Waiting lists, social care and other claims fact-checked By Reality Check team image copyrightUK Parliament/Jessica Taylor The government's plans and priorities for the coming years - as set out in the Queen's Speech - have been debated in the House of Commons and elsewhere: both what was in the speech, including proposals to "level up" parts of the UK , changes to planning and voter ID - and what was not, specifically a long-awaited plan to reform social care. We've looked at some of the claims made. Keir Starmer: "Waiting lists at a record high of 4.7 million"

Queen's Speech: No social care solution in sight The Queen’s Speech has said proposals on social care reform will be brought forward – but it fell short of a commitment to legislation in this Parliament. Amid promises of voter ID legislation and changes to fixed term parliament rules, there was a hint of more constitutional reform as the Government promised to ‘restore the balance of power between the executive, legislature and the courts’. And in dig towards Scotland’s independence ambitions, the Queen added: ‘My Ministers will promote the strength and integrity of the union. Me...

BBC News Published media captionQueens Speech: Starmer and Johnson on government plans Boris Johnson has said the government "won't settle for going back to the way things were", as the UK emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. He promised to end the "criminal waste of talent" in parts of the UK by spreading opportunity more evenly. It came as the government unveiled 30 planned new laws for the year ahead in the Queen's Speech. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Mr Johnson's programme lacked urgency and ambition. "Today we needed a Queen's Speech that rose to scale of the moment," said Sir K...