New anti-terror measures - including post-charge questioning of suspects – have been outlined by the Queen in the first Queen’s Speech of Gordon Brown’s tenure as Prime Minister.

A new Counter-terrorism Bill will enable post-charge questioning of suspects and "allow the drawing of adverse inferences from a refusal to say something later relied on in court".

Convicted terrorists will also have to provide police with details of their whereabouts after release and will be banned from foreign travel.

The Queen outlined 29 Bills, which she said were intended to "respond to the rising aspirations" of the British people.

In the speech setting out Brown's programme, the Queen said: “My government will take forward policies to respond to the rising aspirations of the people of the United Kingdom; to ensure security for all; and to entrust more power to Parliament and the people.”

Other bills which were outlined an Energy Bill which applies to the UK as a whole, and will pave the way for new generation of nuclear power plants, with plans to allow private companies to build a new generation of nuclear power stations - subject to the current consultation process.

There will also be a Climate Change Bill with new powers to help the UK cut carbon emissions by "at least 60 per cent" by 2050.

A Housing and Regeneration Bill, which applies only to England and Wales, will create a new homes agency to help create more social and private housing.

A Bill giving local areas the freedom to develop road-pricing schemes was also outlined, as was a Bill to introduce constitutional reform, including giving MPs more power over public appointments and the final say over going to war.

On foreign affairs the government pledged to continue working with the Iraq government "to deliver security, political reconciliation and economic reconstruction". It also confirmed Britain's "long-term commitment" to the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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