2022 State Opening of Parliament

A State Opening of Parliament is scheduled for 10 May 2022.[1] Queen Elizabeth II will open the third session of the 2019 Parliament with the traditional Queen's Speech.[2] It will be held a month before her Platinum Jubilee in June.[3]

It will be the 68th state opening carried out by the Queen.

Bills

A number of bills will be carried over from the previous session.[4]

Speculation

The Daily Telegraph reported that the speech may include bills on the Levelling up policy, a Proposed British Bill of Rights, the Northern Ireland Protocol, Channel 4 privatisation, cost of living, and mental health reform.[5][6]

References
  1. "May 10 date for state opening of Parliament". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. "BBC One - The State Opening of Parliament, 2022". BBC. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. Kemp, Ellie (2022-03-24). "When is the State Opening of Parliament and what does it mean?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. Arasteh, Amira (2022-04-30). "Queen's Speech 2022: When is it and what new laws could be introduced?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  5. "Queen's Speech 2022: What new laws could be announced?". BBC News. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. Arasteh, Amira (2022-04-30). "Queen's Speech 2022: When is it and what new laws could be introduced?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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