PM, Boris Johnson, has briefed Cabinet colleagues that the government will bring forward an ambitious new legislative programme for MPs’ approval, and that the current parliamentary session will be brought to an end.
A central feature of the legislative programme will be the government’s number one legislative priority - if a new deal is forthcoming at European Council - to introduce a Withdrawal Agreement Bill and move at pace to secure its passage before 31 October. The decision to end the current parliamentary session - the longest in close to 400 years and in recent months one of the least active - will enable the Prime Minister to put a fresh domestic programme in front of MPs for debate and scrutiny while also ensuring that there is good time before and after the European Council for Parliament to further consider Brexit issues. Votes on the Queen’s Speech are likely to fall on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October. Through a Queen’s Speech, the government will seek to strengthen public services, improve infrastructure and connectivity across the country, tackle crime and enhance the integrity of the criminal justice system, while protecting our natural environment for the long-term.
The Prime Minister said:
“…I believe it is vital that Parliament is sitting both before and after European Council and if, as I hope, a deal with the EU is forthcoming, Parliament will then have the opportunity to pass the Withdrawal Agreement Bill required for ratification ahead of 31 October.”
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Spending Round - £13.8 billion more for public services 9 September 2019
In the Spending Round Chancellor Sajid Javid declared the end of austerity and said a 4.1% rise in real-terms day-to- day spending is the biggest increase in 15 years.
The Chancellor set out departmental spending plans for 2020-2021 to deliver on the public’s priorities, including health, education, and security.
Public spending will rise to 38.6% of GDP in 2020/21, up from 38.1% last year and 38.3% this year. The announcement includes a £6.2bn increase in NHS funding; a £7.1bn boost for education spending by 2022/23; £750m for recruiting 20,000 new police officers; a 6.3% increase for Home Office spending; a 2.6% boost for the Ministry of Defence; and confirmation of an additional £2bn in Brexit preparation funding.
To summarise here are the key announcements from the Spending Round:
This is the fastest planned increase in day-to-day departmental spending in 15 years Day-to-day departmental spending will now grow by 4.1% above inflation in 2020-21 compared to the previous year. For the first time since 2002, no government department will see a cut to its day-to-day budget. There is £13.8 billion more for public services Compared to the previous year, departments will get a £13.8 billion real term increase in day-to-day spending to deliver on the public’s priorities. This is a fast-tracked spending round so departments can focus on delivering Brexit This Spending Round concentrates on departmental budgets for 2020-2021. The next multi-year Spending Review will be carried out in 2020. Money for schools is going up Increase in funding means that every secondary school will be allocated a minimum of £5,000 per pupil by 2020-21, and every primary school £4,000 per pupil by 2021-22. There is over £700 million extra funding to support children and young people with special educational needs compared to 2019-20 funding levels, and £400 million to train and teach more than a million 16 to 19-year olds the skills they need for well-paid jobs in the modern economy.
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