(in the UK) a statement read by the sovereign at the opening of a new session of parliament, detailing the government's proposed legislative programme.
（英国）女王敕语（议会新一轮会议开始时由女王宣读的陈述，阐明政府提议的立法程序）
ministers were planning to introduce legislation in the Queen's Speech
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Parliament was prorogued today, eagerly awaiting the Queen's Speech in the House tomorrow, where we will all be interested to hear of the Government's plans for future legislation.
The Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament traditionally sets out the stall for the Government's legislative programme for the year ahead.
Since the plan was announced in the Queen's Speech on Wednesday, 136 MPs including a phalanx of ex-ministers have signed a motion demanding a rethink.
It had been expected that the Bill would be introduced in the Queen's Speech at the start of the next parliamentary session.
Smoking is to be banned in most enclosed public places under new government legislation announced in the Queen's Speech.
His Mansion House speech completely upstaged the PM's announcements in the Queen's Speech of the same day.
The legal reforms proposed in the Queen's Speech raise ominous questions about the future of the entire criminal justice system.
Every year, the state opening of Parliament includes the Queen's Speech, which sets out the government's agenda for the coming year.
According to the Home Office, the next Queen's Speech will contain proposals to ban discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the basis of a person's faith or belief.
I believe that in the Queen's Speech at the next session of Parliament, a bill will be put forward which will allow for the future of hunting to be decided by an open vote in the Commons.
The Drugs Bill announced in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday will see the introduction of compulsory blood tests for many people who are arrested.
A bill to protect people who have company pensions has been announced in the Queen's Speech.
The Government have placed fostering a culture of respect at the centre of their legislative programme in the Queen's Speech.
The new measures are likely to be added to the crime initiatives announced in the Queen's Speech.
The measure, announced in the Queen's Speech on Wednesday, was included in a Bill to reform the country's outdated drinking laws and allow town centre pubs to open round the clock.
The plans were outlined in the Queen's Speech at the state opening of Parliament earlier this week
Finally, the proposal will be included in the Queen's Speech, along with statements of the government's other plans for the forthcoming session.
Clamping down on anti-social behaviour and giving victims a fairer deal in court are among a raft of crime-related measures and reforms announced in the Queen's Speech.
Legislation in Parliament is driven by what is said in the Queen's Speech that traditionally opens Parliament in November.
The government today tabled the bill announced in the Queen's Speech opening this session of parliament to provide for civil partnerships for gays in England and Wales.