Queen's speech at a glance

Significant acceleration in reducing the deficit – mainly by cutting spending.

Reversing most of Labour's planned rise in employers' National Insurance contributions.

Opportunity for more schools to be academies.

Abolishing ID cards and National Identity Register.

Referendums on any future EU treaty.

Examining case for Sovereignty Bill to make clear ultimate authority is in UK.

Fixed-term five-year parliaments. Referendum on alternative vote for House of Commons elections.

Review may bring forward date when state pension age increases to 66.

Annual limit on non-EU migrants.

Significant increase in personal income tax allowances.

Full strategic defence and security review.

Maintenance of UK's nuclear deterrent, but must be value for money.

Restrictions on CCTV cameras and DNA data and limits on storage of internet and email records.

New Border Police, with directly-elected individuals for accountability.

Transfer of City supervision powers to Bank of England.

New constituencies and powers to recall errant MPs.

Wholly or mainly elected Upper House of Parliament.

Independent Office of Budget Responsibility.

Simpler benefits system to improve incentive to work.

Restoring pensions link to earnings.

Reducing and simplifying corporation tax rates.

Capital gains tax on non-business assets at rates close to income tax.

Part-privatisation of Royal Mail, keeping the post office network in public hands.

End to detention of children in immigration cases.

Giving NHS clinicians more power over care with patients sharing decisions.

Creation of Public Health Service so people take greater responsibility for own health.

Independent commission on funding long-term care for elderly and disabled.

Relaxing health and safely laws for commonsense policing.

Stronger powers for police and councils to remove licences from pubs and clubs.

Cutting quangos and cost of bureaucracy.

Devolving powers over planning and housing to local councils and communities.

New rights for communities to take over state-run services.

Public bodies to publish salaries and expenses of senior officials online.