ReutersKing Charles has outlined the government's law-making plans for the coming year in a speech to the House of Lords.The speech gave an outline of 37 bills minsters want to pass in the next parliamentary session, including eight previously introduced to Parliament.But the event was overshadowed by the continued leadership speculation that continues to surround Sir Keir Starmer.Here is a summary of the main points.Economy and businessThe Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill will give ministers new powers to fully nationalise British Steel, subject to a public interest testA European Partnership Bill contains controversial new powers to fast-track legislation to deliver a series of new agreements planned with the EUA Regulating for Growth Bill will allow for pilot schemes to boost innovation in areas like defence technology and AI-controlled shipsA Competition Reform Bill will aim to speed up reviews by the competition regulator, and the Enhancing Financial Services Bill will aim to reduce compliance burdens on the financial services sector A Small Business Protections (Late Payments) Bill will increase penalty interest for companies that fail to pay suppliers on timeStarmer prepares for King's Speech as he faces leadership crisisWhat is the King's Speech and what happens during the State Opening of Parliament?HousingPA MediaMinisters are aiming to give leaseholders more rightsA Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill will ban the use of leasehold for new flats England and Wales, and cap ground rents at £250 per yearA Social Housing Renewal Bill would exempt newly built social homes in England from Right to Buy for 35 years, and introduce new protections for social tenants who are victims of domestic abuse to stay in their propertyPowers to make construction product manufacturers pay towards removing unsafe building cladding are promised in a new Remediation BillTransportA Railways and Passenger Benefits Bill will create a new watchdog to enforce passenger rights and consolidate the 14 existing operator websitesA draft Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Bill will introduce a national database of all licensed taxis and hire vehicles, in a bid to improve passenger safetyThe financing model used to fund nuclear projects will be extended to new road projects in England through the Highways (Financing) BillThe Northern Powerhouse Rail Bill, a renamed version of an old HS2 bill, will detail a new proposed rail route from Manchester to Millington, via Manchester AirportA Civil Aviation Bill will create new powers over take-off and landing slots at airports, in a bid to support airport expansionCrime and policingGetty ImagesA wide-ranging Police Reform Bill will deliver plans to create new, larger forces in England and Wales, and create a new national force to investigate the "most serious crime"Controversial plans to scale back the use of jury trials in England and Wales are contained in a Courts Modernisation BillImmigrationThe Immigration and Asylum Bill will make it easier to revoke refugee status and restrict taxpayer support to asylum seekersHealthAn NHS Modernisation Bill will abolish the arm's length body that runs NHS England, pave the way for patient records to be viewed on the NHS App, and require "mayoral nominees" to sit on local health boardsA draft Conversion Practices Bill, announced in Labour's first King's speech, would deliver a promised ban on measures intending to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identityEnergy and the environmentPA MediaAn Energy Independence Bill will introduce new energy efficiency requirements for rented homes, and give ministers new powers to target energy bill support at "low-income and vulnerable households"The tax charged on the "excess profits" made by electricity generation companies will be increased under a Electricity Generator Levy BillMinisters say the process for approving new nuclear energy projects will be streamlined in a Nuclear Regulation BillThe Clean Water Bill will merge the functions of several existing regulators, including Ofwat, in a bid to end the "fragmented oversight" over the privatised water sectorSecurityA Tackling State Threats Bill contains new powers to ban state-linked groups such as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)The Armed Forces Bill, introduced earlier this year, contains new powers making it easier to mobilise former armed forces personnel to prepare for warIn the wake of the 2024 Southport attack, a new National Security Bill will criminalise sharing material that "glorifies, trivialises, or normalises" serious violenceThe government's much-amended Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, to create a new commission to investigate Troubles-related killings, also featuredDigital and technologyPowers to deliver a new voluntary digital ID scheme to access public services are contained in a Digital Access to Services BillA Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will bring data centres into scope of the UK's cyber security reporting regimeGovernancePlans to restrict foreign political donations and lower the voting age to 16 are contained in a Representation of the People Bill announced earlier this yearThe Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known as the Hillsborough Law, is an existing bill to create a new duty of candour for public officialsNew powers to removing peerages from members of the House of Lords are contained in a new Removal of Peerages BillA Sovereign Grant Bill will enable government funding for the monarch's official duties to be reduced after a renovation of Buckingham Palace ends next yearOther measuresEPA/ShutterstockEuro 2028 will be co-hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of IrelandPlans to overhaul the provision of special needs provision in England's schools are contained in a new Education for All BillA draft Ticket Tout Ban Bill will cap service fees charged by resale platforms and make it illegal to resell tickets for live events at more than face valueThe Sporting Events Bill contains a raft of powers to support the delivery of the Euro 2028 men's football tournamentAn Overnight Visitor Levy Bill will give local mayors in England powers to levy "tourist taxes" on overnight stays, bringing them into line with local leaders in Wales and Scotland What was not in the speech?Legislation to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been shelved after opposition from US President Donald TrumpA bill to reform welfare did not feature, although the King said ministers would "respond" to a review of the system led by Social Security Minister Stephen Timms due in the autumnA private member's bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales ran out of time in the previous session amid opposition in the Lords - the government has not given time for a new bill, although supporters may hope to bring one back.Sign up for our Politics Essential newsletter to keep up with the inner workings of Westminster and beyond.Keir StarmerUK 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