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| Security focus for Queen's Speech | Security focus for Queen's Speech |
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| Security in a fast-changing world will be the central theme of the Queen's Speech, Home Secretary John Reid says. | Security in a fast-changing world will be the central theme of the Queen's Speech, Home Secretary John Reid says. |
| Mr Reid said security from the "front room to the global level" will be addressed in the coming parliamentary session, which is Tony Blair's last. | Mr Reid said security from the "front room to the global level" will be addressed in the coming parliamentary session, which is Tony Blair's last. |
| The government's plans, including those for climate change, immigration and organised crime, will be revealed amid pomp and ceremony in Parliament. | |
| The Queen has left Buckingham Palace and is making her way to Westminster. | |
| Mr Reid said security ranged from personal security and community security, such as tackling anti-social behaviour, to global security. | Mr Reid said security ranged from personal security and community security, such as tackling anti-social behaviour, to global security. |
| 'Wave' of plots | 'Wave' of plots |
| He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it appeared there was a "wave" of terrorist plots in Britain, planned strategically and directed from abroad by al-Qaeda. | He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it appeared there was a "wave" of terrorist plots in Britain, planned strategically and directed from abroad by al-Qaeda. |
| Asked to respond to criticism that there had been enough criminal justice changes during Labour's 10 years in government, he said: "The world keeps changing, the agenda must keep changing and when the world changes it brings new challenges." | Asked to respond to criticism that there had been enough criminal justice changes during Labour's 10 years in government, he said: "The world keeps changing, the agenda must keep changing and when the world changes it brings new challenges." |
| EXPECTED BILLS Climate Change BillPensions BillSerious Crime BillCriminal Justice BillAnti-Terrorism BillFraud BillMental Health BillRoad Transport BillWelfare Reform BillCrossrail Bill What is the Queen's Speech? UK faces wave of terror plots | EXPECTED BILLS Climate Change BillPensions BillSerious Crime BillCriminal Justice BillAnti-Terrorism BillFraud BillMental Health BillRoad Transport BillWelfare Reform BillCrossrail Bill What is the Queen's Speech? UK faces wave of terror plots |
| He said organised crime was "at a level unprecedented 10 to 20 years ago" and mass migration meant changes were needed to immigration policy. | He said organised crime was "at a level unprecedented 10 to 20 years ago" and mass migration meant changes were needed to immigration policy. |
| "That's top of people's priorities and it will the centre of our approach." | "That's top of people's priorities and it will the centre of our approach." |
| Shami Chakrabarti, director of the pressure group, Liberty, agreed many people were worried about levels of immigration, but says politicians should take some of the blame for that. | Shami Chakrabarti, director of the pressure group, Liberty, agreed many people were worried about levels of immigration, but says politicians should take some of the blame for that. |
| She told the BBC: "For at least a decade, home secretaries of both colours have always talked about asylum and immigration in the same sentence almost, as terrorism and crime." | She told the BBC: "For at least a decade, home secretaries of both colours have always talked about asylum and immigration in the same sentence almost, as terrorism and crime." |
| Pensions reform | Pensions reform |
| She said tying immigration to the "war on terror", or law and order was not a "healthy way to have that debate". | She said tying immigration to the "war on terror", or law and order was not a "healthy way to have that debate". |
| Other bills are expected to tackle Lords reform and Pensions reform, as well as a new crime of possessing violent pornography. | Other bills are expected to tackle Lords reform and Pensions reform, as well as a new crime of possessing violent pornography. |
| There will also be three bills carried over from the last session, covering welfare reform, corporate manslaughter and Crossrail. | There will also be three bills carried over from the last session, covering welfare reform, corporate manslaughter and Crossrail. |
| The government must deliver a proper climate change bill in the Queen's Speech - not a watered-down version David CameronConservative leader Send us your comments | The government must deliver a proper climate change bill in the Queen's Speech - not a watered-down version David CameronConservative leader Send us your comments |
| The event itself sees the Queen deliver a speech, written by the government, setting out the government's plans for the coming session of Parliament. | The event itself sees the Queen deliver a speech, written by the government, setting out the government's plans for the coming session of Parliament. |
| That session is scheduled to last until next November, and as Mr Blair has said he will stand down by next September, it will be his last one in office. | That session is scheduled to last until next November, and as Mr Blair has said he will stand down by next September, it will be his last one in office. |
| The immigration measures are expected to put into practice the plans unveiled in the summer for tighter immigration controls and firmer action against employers who use illegal immigrant labour. | The immigration measures are expected to put into practice the plans unveiled in the summer for tighter immigration controls and firmer action against employers who use illegal immigrant labour. |
| Climate change | Climate change |
| Sentencing reforms could see criminals caught red-handed lose the right to have their sentences cut by a third if they plead guilty, and tougher sentences for violent prisoners. | Sentencing reforms could see criminals caught red-handed lose the right to have their sentences cut by a third if they plead guilty, and tougher sentences for violent prisoners. |
| Environment Secretary David Miliband has already indicated that a climate change bill will be introduced, in the wake of the Stern Report. | Environment Secretary David Miliband has already indicated that a climate change bill will be introduced, in the wake of the Stern Report. |
| It will not go as far as Tory leader David Cameron's calls for annual binding reductions in carbon emissions, but is likely to include longer term statutory targets. | It will not go as far as Tory leader David Cameron's calls for annual binding reductions in carbon emissions, but is likely to include longer term statutory targets. |
| Dropping the Marine Bill is a blow to coastal areas and our marine environment, which is ill-protected and anarchically managed Chris Huhne MPLib Dems | Dropping the Marine Bill is a blow to coastal areas and our marine environment, which is ill-protected and anarchically managed Chris Huhne MPLib Dems |
| Mr Cameron said: "The government must deliver a proper climate change bill in the Queen's Speech... not a watered-down version." | Mr Cameron said: "The government must deliver a proper climate change bill in the Queen's Speech... not a watered-down version." |
| An amendment from the abandoned Mental Health Bill is likely to permit people with severe personality disorders to be given compulsory detention and treatment. | An amendment from the abandoned Mental Health Bill is likely to permit people with severe personality disorders to be given compulsory detention and treatment. |
| The Marine Bill promised in Labour's 2005 manifesto was never introduced and has reportedly been dropped from the Queen's Speech. | The Marine Bill promised in Labour's 2005 manifesto was never introduced and has reportedly been dropped from the Queen's Speech. |
| Lib Dem environment spokesman Chris Huhne MP criticised the move, saying without it, more "environmental degradation" was likely. | Lib Dem environment spokesman Chris Huhne MP criticised the move, saying without it, more "environmental degradation" was likely. |
| "Dropping the Marine Bill is a blow to coastal areas and our marine environment, which is ill-protected and anarchically managed. | "Dropping the Marine Bill is a blow to coastal areas and our marine environment, which is ill-protected and anarchically managed. |
| "The current laws are utterly inadequate to protect and enhance our coastal zones and territorial waters." | "The current laws are utterly inadequate to protect and enhance our coastal zones and territorial waters." |