Delivering the Queen’s speech at the state opening of Parliament, Prince Charles announced 38 Bills, including Bills on ‘levelling up’, energy security, higher education and a schools bill. However, many measures such as encouraging all schools to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trusts and a pledge to parents to support their child if they fall behind in maths or English have already been announced by the Government.
No support for early years was mentioned within the Bills, nor was there any immediate help for families struggling with the rising cost of living. The Government’s long promised Employment Bill to make flexible working the default and protect pregnant workers, was also missed from the speech – a move criticised by the charity Working Families.
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