United KingdomGovernment and law 3 · Government, law and your role
At the start of each new session of Parliament, the monarch reads a speech. What does this speech set out?
- aThe monarch's personal political opinions on the issues of the day
- bThe results of the last general election and the new MPs' names
- cThe tax rates and spending plans for the coming financial year
- dThe government's main plans and proposed laws for the sessionCorrect answer
Why?
The government writes the speech and the monarch reads it. It lists the laws and policies the government plans for the new session; tax rates are announced by the Chancellor, not in this speech.
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