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26 August 1988

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Dear Private Secretary,

THE QUEEN'S SPEECHES ON THE PROROGATION AND THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT The Queen's Speeches and Future Legislation Committee (QL) will meet in October to prepare for consideration by Cabinet drafts of the Queen's Speeches on the Prorogation of Parliament and on the Opening of Parliament.

I should accordingly be grateful if you would let me have by Wednesday 21 September the texts of any passages which your Minister

It should wishes to propose for inclusion in either of the Speeches. be assumed that both of the Speeches will follow the normal sequence, with a section on foreign and European Community policies followed by one on domestic policies and legislation. References in the State Opening Speech to legislation should be confined to the more politically important measures, corresponding broadly with the "programme" category of Bills proposed for next Session, and contributions to both Speeches should be as concise as possible.

I should be grateful if you would use separate sheets of paper for the material proposed for each Speech and let me have three copies of each text.

I am sending copies of this letter to the Private Secretaries to all members of the Cabinet, and to the Private Secretaries to the Law Officers, the Chief Whips in the Commons and Lords and the Financial Secretary, Treasury.

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WILLIAM FLEMING

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