PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(22 July 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on the effects on UK citizens of a ban on pursuing surrogacy abroad.
Asked by:
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Asked by:
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Answer
The Department has no plans to commission research on the effects of a ban on international surrogacy arrangements.
The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options, to help people who have difficulty starting their own family.
The Government recognises that international surrogacy is a complex area, and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has published guidance for British nationals seeking international surrogacy arrangements.
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