Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the implementation of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As set out in the animal welfare strategy published in December 2025, we are continuing to engage with stakeholders including the tourism industry and animal welfare groups to explore both legislative and non-legislative options to stop the advertising of low-welfare animal activities abroad and will set out next steps in due course.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of an unwaivable performers' remuneration right for streaming.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Ensuring that music creators are fairly compensated for their work is crucial to the ongoing success of our world-class music industry, as this is what allows them to invest their time, effort, and money into creating music.

As part of the government’s work to explore creators’ concerns related to music streaming, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) commissioned independent research on the impacts of three potential legislative interventions, including equitable remuneration. Based on the evidence and recommendations presented in that research, the government decided not to pursue legislative intervention for equitable remuneration.

We have since worked with key stakeholders from across the music industry on the matter of creators’ pay from music streaming through the Creator Remuneration Working Group. The working group comprised senior representatives from across the recorded music sector, including record labels, music streaming platforms and creator representatives. We were delighted to welcome the new label-led principles as an output of these discussions, as well as the individual commitments made by the UK’s major labels, to deliver real benefits for UK creators. We are monitoring the progress of this work and will evaluate outcomes in 2027.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether building societies exercise their powers to terminate membership of their members fairly and proportionately.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is keen to ensure that regulation is proportionate and gives building societies the flexibility to choose what works best for them within the mutual model. It would be inappropriate for the Government to comment on specific governance decisions taken by a building society within the legal framework.

A building society's membership policy is set out in the society's rulebook. If an individual feels procedure has not been followed, they can raise a formal complaint with the building society directly.

Where termination of membership also results in loss of access to a payment service, further protections may also apply. In June 2025, the Government legislated to require payment service providers to give customers at least 90 days’ notice before closing their account or terminating a payment service and provide a sufficiently detailed and specific explanation so the customer can understand why it is being terminated. These rules come into force for relevant new contracts from April 2026 and will ensure more transparent and predictable access to payment services, giving customers the time and information they need to challenge decisions or find alternative arrangements.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ratify the Beijing Treaty for Audiovisual Performances, following their consultations in 2021 and 2023.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government keeps legal frameworks under review, including those relating to copyright and related rights, and data protection. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 contains a number of updates to the data protection framework. The Government's Report and Impact Assessment on AI and copyright, as required under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, was published on 18 March and can be found at GOV.UK.

Alongside this the Government is considering options for ratifying the Beijing Treaty and will announce its intended approach in due course. We will take the time to get this right and we will do so in a way that is in line with British interests and values.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that osteoporosis in women is not underdiagnosed or treated as a normal consequence of ageing within NHS services.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

We recognise that women are at greater risk of osteoporosis due to the decrease in oestrogen production at the menopause, which accelerates bone loss.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has published a clinical knowledge summary on osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures, which is designed to support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis of osteoporosis.

The Royal College of General Practitioners has an e-learning module for general practitioners on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, which was developed in collaboration with the Royal Osteoporosis Society. The e-learning module supports the early diagnosis of osteoporosis by highlighting which groups are at higher risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. The module also discusses the monitoring of patients at risk of fragility fractures.

Since 2022, two new drugs have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women, namely abaloparatide and romosozumab. These medications help to strengthen the bones and prevent bone loss, reducing the risk of fractures.

The renewed women’s health strategy commits to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) nationwide by 2030, recognising FLS as a proven, evidence-based approach to preventing secondary fractures, particularly for women aged 50 years old and over who have experienced a fragility fracture.

The strategy expects FLSs to be integrated with wider local services, including community diagnostic centres, neighbourhood health centres, women’s health hubs, rehabilitation services, and falls and frailty services.

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