Dec 1, 2008, 10:53 GMT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth's annual speech is being rewritten to take into account the current global economic crisis.
The speech - which signifies the state opening of parliament and is written by the government to set out the legislative agenda for the oncoming year - is due to be read by the monarch on Wednesday (03.12.08) but is being revamped at the last minute.
The government is reportedly keen to "recession proof" the announcement so nothing will be included which might harm business or the consumer.
The speech was due to include 18 bills, but four of them are now being removed after Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly decided it was more important for ministers to fight the growing economic crisis.
A new code of conduct to govern banks has been added to the list of bills, while plans to clamp down on the sale of cigarettes are being reviewed.
Other items set to be removed include the Heritage-Protection Bill, which would have changed the listing system for monuments and historic buildings.
The Communications Data Bill, which would order telecommunications companies to keep records of calls and emails, has also been put off.
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