NOTE TO STUDENTS: Read the "Background" and watch the videos under "Resources" before answering the questions.

1. a) When does the Queen's Speech take place?
b) Who writes the Queen's Speech?

2. What is the purpose of the Queen's Speech?

3. What will new legislation introduced in the Queen's Speech propose regarding illegal immigration?

4. What are believed to be two reasons the Conservative Party (currently the majority party; Prime Minister David Cameron is a Conservative) has presented the legislation that it did on immigration?

5. What does Labor Party lawmaker Yvette Cooper think is a more important immigration issue than what the Conservative Party is addressing?

6. List some of the other main issues parliament will address in the upcoming session, as describe by the Queen in her speech.