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...