Asked by: Blair McDougall (Labour - East Renfrewshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the government of Italy on that country's recent ban on couples travelling abroad for surrogacy.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As a key ally, we exchange views frankly and respectfully with Italy including on women's empowerment, gender equality and LGBT+ issues. We do this bilaterally and in multilateral fora. The FCDO will continue to discuss a range of issues with Italian counterparts.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) in the regulations encompasses adoptive parents, foster-to-adopt parents and intended parents in surrogacy - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) Although the provisions are designed to be inclusive, allowing parents in surrogacy arrangements and - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Andrew Gwynne (LAB - Gorton and Denton) constituency work, many of us have come across male same-sex couples who wish to start a family through surrogacy - Speech Link
2: Andrew Gwynne (LAB - Gorton and Denton) That includes same-sex male couples where one or both have HIV in a surrogacy arrangement, female same-sex - Speech Link
Asked by: Dan Tomlinson (Labour - Chipping Barnet)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the new visa requirements for Colombian citizens on UK citizens who are intending to return to the UK with children born through surrogacy in Colombia.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
The status of British Citizens is not affected by the reintroduction of a visa requirement for Colombian nationals. The new visa requirements introduced on 26 November 2024 relate to visitors and passengers in transit only. The visa requirements for those who intend to settle in the UK or enter for any other reason have not changed. Full consideration was given to the likely impact of the change on Colombian nationals. British Citizens who intend to return to the UK with a child born through surrogacy are advised to seek specialist immigration advice.
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