Organs: Black Economy
Commons · Question 50106 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 15 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the black market sale of (a) kidneys and (b) other organs in other countries.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 15 May 2025
Gangs and criminals that exploit and traffic people are part of international organised crime networks that do immense harm. Serious and organised crime in the UK is estimated to cost at least £47 billion annually and threatens our national security and p...