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THE QUEEN'S speech has laid out new legislation to kick misbehaving MPs out of Parliament, protect have-a-go heroes and charge shoppers for plastic bags.

The Queen delivering her speech today, with party leaders Cameron, Clegg and Miliband looking on[ PA/AP/REUTERS]

Just 11 new bills were unveiled at the state opening of Parliament today.
One new measure announced is the power to remove MPs engaged in "serious wrongdoing", or given prison sentences of less than 12 months, from their position.
The new power of recall - promised in the coalition agreement in 2010 - would see a by-election called if voters collected the signatures of 10 per cent of constituents.
In a statement issued alongside the Speech, David Cameron and Nick Clegg insisted the new measures showed the coalition was "still taking bold steps" to "take Britain forward to a brighter future".
Centrepiece of the programme are pension reforms which Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg promised will deliver "the biggest transformation in our pensions system since its inception", abolishing the requirement for pensioners to buy an annuity to provide a dependable income during retirement and allowing workers to join Dutch-style collective pension schemes.
Describing the changes as a "revolution" in pension provision, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister said that the changes will give people "both freedom and security in retirement".
Her Majesty also unveiled a bill designed to protect people who find themselves in court after acting heroically, responsibly or for the benefit of others - for instance if they are sued for negligence or breach of duty after intervening in an emergency or volunteering to help others.
New provisions will require courts adjudicating negligence and breach of duty claims to consider whether the defendant was acting "for the benefit of society or any of its members" and had demonstrated a generally responsible approach towards protecting safety when the alleged breach occurred.
The courts will have to take account of evidence that the individual "took heroic action by intervening in an emergency to assist an individual in danger and without regard to his own safety or other interests".
Concerns about health and safety legislation deterring people from acting in a public-spirited way have been prompted by cases such as the death of 10-year-old Jordon Lyon, who drowned in Wigan in 2007 after police community support officers decided not to enter a pond to rescue him because they did not have the appropriate training.

Plans to charge shoppers for plastic bags to cut down on waste were revealed [APEX]

The Government has also bowed to pressure to introduce a charge on single-use carrier bags to cut litter.
A 5p charge will be introduced in England from October 2015 to help reduce the number of plastic bags handed out by retailers across the country, many of which end up as litter and harm the environment.
But small retailers will be exempt from the charge, to prevent imposing burdens on start-up and growing businesses, the Government said.
Other new legislation announced included a Small Business Bill to provide measures to help companies get credit from banks and crack down on expensive delays in the employment tribunals.
Measures will also be brought forward to end the "revolving door" culture of big pay-offs for senior public servants taking redundancy and to tackle abuse of zero-hours contracts and failure to pay the minimum wage.
An Infrastructure Bill will support the development of shale gas by the controversial "fracking" process and maximise the exploitation of North Sea reserves in the hope of making the UK "energy independent and in control of its own future and not reliant on foreign countries for oil and gas". Planning reforms will enable the construction of new garden cities and support small building firms in a bid to ease the housing crisis
Legislation will be brought forward to make good on promises of tax-free childcare worth £2,000 a year per child and free school meals for all infant pupils.
Stronger laws to protect vulnerable children and people who are at risk of child cruelty, sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation were also detailed.
It falls under the Serious Crime Bill which aims to tackle child neglect, disrupt serious organised crime and strengthen powers to seize proceeds of crime.
Members of the armed forces will enjoy a strengthened complaints procedure, overseen by a new Service Complaints Ombudsman.
And a Slavery Bill will make the reporting of human trafficking a legal duty, introduce an Anti-Slavery Commissioner and increase sentences for those found guilty of trafficking people into the country, often for prostitution or illicit work.