| Heading: |
Surrogacy |
| Question ID: |
1790894 |
| UIN: |
HL6362 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4289 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Manzoor
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Baroness Manzoor
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ban people from going abroad to obtain paid surrogacy in poorer countries. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The Government has no plans to restrict international travel for surrogacy. We recognise that surrogacy is a complex and sensitive issue, but we do not support arrangements in which any party may be at risk of exploitation. We have issued guidance for tho... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |