§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he intends to introduce legislation dealing with surrogate motherhood during the current parliamentary Session.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Bruinvels) on 14 January at column63.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has about the number of agencies arranging surrogate motherhood on a commercial basis in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe are aware of only one agency arranging surrogate pregnancies in this country, the Surrogate Parenting Centre of Great Britain.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has issued any guidelines to health authorities concerning the handling of cases involving surrogate motherhood.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeNo.