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Children’s Society chief executive Matthew Reed says his charity was relieved to see that scrapping of universal infant free school meals did not feature in the speech.

"This is a time when the government should take steps to help struggling families. By protecting free school meals for infants, two million children are still guaranteed a decent meal every school day," he said.

"However, much more needs to be done to address child poverty, including ending the four year freeze currently in place on benefits for children and families."

The Queen's Speech promised to reform mental health legislation and ensure that mental health is prioritised in the NHS.

Reacting to that, Sarah Brennan, chief executive of charity YoungMindsm says it's vital that new laws strengthen the rights of young people and families accessing mental health services.

"At the moment, too many young people and parents don’t feel they have a say in crucial decisions about treatment and medication, and don’t know how to find the advice and support they need."

She says early intervention is also crucial for young people who are suffering.

"This will require sustainable funding for services, and a rebalancing of the education system so that schools can make wellbeing a priority.”

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Diplomatic correspondent

The understanding was that the Trump state visit would be this year, but as yet there's no date.

And there's a very good reason for no date being set. The White House is concerned there could be significant demonstrations and they could be embarrassing for both countries.

One possible protest being discussed was encouraging as many people as possible to bare their bottoms - 'Show your rump to Trump' - as he arrived.

Downing Street was understandably worried that a reception like that could be bad for US-UK relations.

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Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron says it "shows a government on the edge".

“People up and down the country are seeing our schools and hospitals in crisis. Proposed Tory cuts will leave our children in overcrowded classes in underfunded and crumbling schools, the sick left on trolleys in hospital corridors and the vulnerable without the vital services they rely on.

"This speech is bereft of any real solutions to these issues.

“The only thing that stayed the same was the Tories' obsession with Brexit."

Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, says the speech suggests a "warming" in the government's "view of business and its contribution to people’s lives".

"But this welcome change in tone needs to be backed by clarity and action now. Firms will expect all politicians to put pragmatism before politics, starting with Brexit," she goes on.

“Fast action on industrial strategy, skills and infrastructure will show that the UK is a great place to do business. But now it’s all about pace.”

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Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas reacts to the Queen's Speech, calling it "stunningly unambitious" effort "at a time when Britain desperately needs a change of direction".

"Failing to propose any meaningful plans to tackle climate change is a near-criminal act of political vandalism, and refusing to give our hard pressed NHS workers the pay rise they deserve reveals a government utterly out of touch.

"The proposed immigration clampdown sees an increasingly hardline government doubling down on plans they know will wreck our economy."

Ms Lucas says there are some elements that "deserve praise - in particular plans to help people suffering from mental health problems", the overall picture isn't good.

The final two Brexit bills are a Nuclear Safeguards Bill which creates a UK-based regime as the country leaves the EU's system, and an International Sanctions Bill, which creates new responsibilities for the Westminster government as it takes control of sanctioning powers unilaterally.

The Queen's Speech unveiled an Immigration Bill, which ends the free movement of EU nationals into the UK, while still allowing the country to attract "the brightest and the best".

The bill also states that EU nationals and their families will be "subject to relevant UK law".

A Fisheries Bill will enable the UK to control access to its waters and set fishing quotas once it has left the EU.

An Agriculture Bill will ensure an effective system is in place to support UK farmers and protect the natural environment after the UK leaves the EU and therefore the Common Agricultural Policy.

Minister Brandon Lewis says we shouldn't read anything into the absence of a mention of the Donald Trump state visit.

There's no date set, so it can't be in the Queen's Speech, he tells the BBC.

He's also asked about review of counter-terrorism strategy unveiled in the speech. It'll include, Mr Lewis says, plans for tougher sentencing for lower level terror offences.

The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg notes that any attempt to crank up the apparatus of the state around confronting terrorism will, in a hung Parliament, be controversial and divisive.

The Queen's Speech included a Customs Bill, which will ensure the UK has a standalone UK customs regime on exit from the EU.

This will give the government the flexibility to accommodate future trade agreements with the EU and others - while ensuring changes can be made to the UK's VAT and excise regimes, whatever the outcome of Brexit negotiations.

The government will also be able to collect payments of customs duties, administer the customs regime, tackle duty evasion and have control over the import and export of goods.

There will also be a Trade Bill to put in place a legal framework to allow Britain to strike free trade deals with countries around the world - while ensuring domestic businesses are protected from unfair trading practices.

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Theresa May doesn't have a mandate for continued austerity policies, says the SNP's Joanna Cherry.

She says the Queen's Speech worries her because there was no sign of an end to "making the poorest people pay" for a hard Brexit.

Bills on the delivery of Brexit dominate the government's legislative agenda.

First up is the Repeal Bill, which as the title suggests, will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act and convert EU law into UK law.

It will give the UK Parliament (and where appropriate, the devolved legislatures) the freedom to make any future changes to its laws.

For a full list of bills at-a-glance, read here.

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There was a lot about Brexit, says Labour's Yvette Cooper, but very little on other issues "particularly the serious crisis that is affecting our public services".

She highlights budget pressures facing the police, NHS and education.

"This was a very big factor in the general election and why Theresa May did not get the majority she wanted, and yet we've seen no recognition of that in this Queen's Speech," Ms Cooper goes on.

The whole country needs investment - not just in Northern Ireland - in order to win over the DUP, she adds.

We're counting 24 bills and draft bills - plus three finance bills to implement Budget plans - how does that compare with previous Queen's Speeches?

Well, under Tony Blair administration the total peaked at 45 bills in 2005, but numbers have reduced since then, dipping as low as 11 in the final year of the Tory-Lib Dem coalition in 2014.

The Conservative government of David Cameron offered 27 in 2015 and 24 in 2016.

Bear in mind, that today's is a legislative package for two years rather than one, so it does look relatively lightweight.

The Conservative manifesto promised to end the pensions "triple lock" introduced by David Cameron. It guarantees an annual rise of at least 2.5% in the state pension.

Theresa May had said it would last only until 2020, after which a "double lock" would increase pensions in line with inflation or average earnings. The move was sold as part of an effort to improve intergenerational fairness.

However, there are no measures in the Queen's Speech package to implement this change.