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Surrogacy

Asked by Tracy GilbertLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 25 June 2026UIN 1521

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has undertaken on the adequacy of safeguarding procedures for surrogacy arrangements.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options, to help people who have difficulty starting their own family.

The Department has published guidance on the care of surrogates and intended parents in surrogate births, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/having-a-child-through-surrogacy/care-in-surrogacy-guidance-for-the-care-of-surrogates-and-intended-parents-in-surrogate-births-in-england-and-wales

The Government has not undertaken an assessment on the adequacy of safeguarding procedures for surrogacy arrangements.

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