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</span>The annual Queen's Speech setting out the government's plans is set to be moved from autumn to the spring.
The proposed shift was announced by Commons Leader Sir George Young, who said the change would suit the change to fixed-term five year parliaments.
If backed by MPs it would mean the next Queen's Speech will not take place until the spring of 2012.
MPs debate plans for fixed term parliaments - and an election date set for 7 May, 2015 - later.
In recent years the Queen's Speech, and the pomp and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, has been held in November or December in non-election years.
However this means that, as in 2009, the government programme covers just six months or so when there is a May general election.
The proposed changes would mean that with fixed elections there would be five Queen's Speeches of equal length.
There was a Queen's Speech in May after the change of government in the general election, with the programme outlined expected to cover the period to November 2011.
The timetabling change means that there will now be an extra six months or so for the coalition to get its programme through Parliament.
BBC deputy political editor James Landale said the last year when the Queen did not come to Parliament was 1949.
He said that for the Government, the extra length of the current session means they lose the advantage of having a deadline next year by which they have to force through legislation.
But on the plus side they also lose the chaos of the so-called "wash-up" period before the end of a parliament when a lot of unexamined legislation is rushed onto the statute book - and a lot of other legislation is dropped to get the more important measures through.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
The proposed shift was announced by Commons Leader Sir George Young, who said the change would suit the change to fixed-term five year parliaments.
If backed by MPs it would mean the next Queen's Speech will not take place until the spring of 2012.
MPs debate plans for fixed term parliaments - and an election date set for 7 May, 2015 - later.
In recent years the Queen's Speech, and the pomp and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, has been held in November or December in non-election years.
However this means that, as in 2009, the government programme covers just six months or so when there is a May general election.
The proposed changes would mean that with fixed elections there would be five Queen's Speeches of equal length.
There was a Queen's Speech in May after the change of government in the general election, with the programme outlined expected to cover the period to November 2011.
The timetabling change means that there will now be an extra six months or so for the coalition to get its programme through Parliament.
BBC deputy political editor James Landale said the last year when the Queen did not come to Parliament was 1949.
He said that for the Government, the extra length of the current session means they lose the advantage of having a deadline next year by which they have to force through legislation.
But on the plus side they also lose the chaos of the so-called "wash-up" period before the end of a parliament when a lot of unexamined legislation is rushed onto the statute book - and a lot of other legislation is dropped to get the more important measures through.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.