but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from northern ireland. i am happy to withdraw the amendment today. let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. hear, hear! also on this programme. i will be reporting on the first prime minister s questions of the new parliament. and in the week that saw elections for deputy speakers to help outjohn bercow, we ve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. a little bit of welsh lilt. order! but first, the queen s speech is the first business of any new parliament. it sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. after the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. but it came at a price just over £1 billion to keep the ten northern ireland mps onside for the next two years. so, it was with a slender working major