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Surrogacy: Research

Commons · Question 70058 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Tracy Gilbert

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.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Sep 2025

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...