Social care, building safety and immigration are set to feature in government plans for the next year.
The usual pomp for the Queen's Speech will be scaled back this year due to Covid
The speech is delivered by the Queen from the throne of the House of Lords. It is written for her by government ministers and normally lasts about 10 minutes. The current session lasted a longer-than-usual 15 months due to the December 2019 general election. The last Queen's Speech took place a week after the election.The Commons and Lords chambers are normally packed for the Queen's Speech - but the occasion will be pared back this year because of the pandemic.
Everyone in attendance will have to test negative for Covid beforehand and wear a mask. The usual diplomatic guests have not been invited.The Queen will travel from Buckingham Palace in a Bentley state limousine rather than by carriage, as is traditional.
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