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Members of the House of Lords are due to question ministers this week on issues including healthy life expectancy, the Windrush Compensation Scheme, paternity leave for the self-employed and youth offending in England and Wales. The questions form part of the Lords programme for 18 to 21 May.
On Monday, peers are scheduled to question the Government on the fall in healthy life expectancy in England, a new local government pension fund guide and inconsistent decision-making for victims under the Windrush Compensation Scheme. Peers will also raise regulatory flexibilities and innovation linked to the proposed UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement.
The Lords will also continue debating the King’s Speech during the week. The Monday debate is focused on justice, home affairs and the Union, before later debates cover education, culture, technology, energy security, health, housing, transport, foreign affairs and defence.