Queens Speech and State Opening of Parliament: 19 December 2019

The State Opening of Parliament on Thursday 19 December marks the start of the parliamentary year and the Queens Speech sets out the governments agenda. Parliamentary year A parliament runs from one general election to the next. It is broken up into sessions which run for about a year the parliamentary year. State Opening takes place on the first day of a new session. Queens Speech The Queens Speech marks the formal start to the year. Neither House can conduct any business until after it has b