l Consumer Bill: Measures which currently cover products like cars and white goods to be extended to online apps and music downloads.
Will save estimated £4 billion over next decade as consumer rights consolidated in one place.
l Immigration Bill: Will enable authorities to deport foreign criminals more easily. David Cameron suggested he wanted to ensure illegal immigrants were prevented from getting driving licences and that private landlords would have to check their tenants' immigration status.
l Pensions Bill: This will, from 2016, introduce single tier pension of £144 per week and also change state pension age.
l Recall of MPs Bill: Coalition Agreement set out plan to allow constituents to sack errant MPs for "serious wrongdoing". Recently, Nick Clegg made clear he wanted law passed "in this parliament".
l High speed rail Bill: Will pave way for funding design of HS2 link between Birmingham and Leeds/Manchester.
l Social care Bill: To introduce cap on care bills so people do not have to sell their homes. Will be England only as elderly care in Scotland is free.
l Data protection: Will extend rights of access to data but could also tweak freedom of information legislation to allow UK Government to refuse requests for information because of cost.
l Civil Service Bill: Will allow ministers to appoint civil servants to run departments despite fears this could politicise civil service.
Measures not expected:
l Minimum alcohol pricing Bill: While David Cameron supports measure, number of Cabinet colleagues do not. Legal challenge to Scottish Government's bid has raised fears it could be caught up in courts for years.
l Communications Data Bill: Mr Clegg has made clear measures to allow authorities to monitor UK citizens' online and mobile communications, so-called "snooper's charter", will not happen in this parliament despite strong backing from Home Secretary Theresa May.
l Standardised cigarette packaging Bill: While ministers appeared to look favourably on introducing plain packaging for cigarettes to deter youngsters from smoking, industry has warned that plain packets could be copied illegally quite easily and jobs would be lost. UK Government expected to see how plain packaging in Australia works first.
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