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The King’s Speech – what can hospitality expect?

The State Opening of Parliament takes place on Wednesday 17 July and will include The King’s Speech.

The King’s Speech is written by the Government for the King and outlines the Government’s priorities for the next session of Parliament, which likely last around a year to 18 months.

There were several significant commitments included in Labour’s manifesto, which UKHospitality helped to secure. Most notably, these include replacing business rates and reforming the Apprenticeship Levy.

What will be in it?

We’ve gone through the different policy commitments and press speculation, to ponder over what might come next for each of the policy commitments, as well as identifying Bills that might be included.