Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will confirm that his Department recognises surrogacy as a legitimate form of family creation; and whether his Department is committed to considering the recommendations of the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission in their March 2023 joint report, Building families through surrogacy: a new law.

The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options and recognises the important part it can play in supporting people seeking to start a family.

We will respond to the Law Commission’s legislative proposals on surrogacy as time allows. At this time, there is currently no plan to introduce a new Surrogacy Bill.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have published advice for those considering surrogacy overseas, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/surrogacy-overseas/surrogacy-overseas

This clearly sets out the possible risks and the processes for returning to the United Kingdom with a child born through an international surrogacy arrangement.