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Written question asked by Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 12 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2026 (named day). It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Surrogacy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on trends in the number of children born via surrogacy abroad, in particular in (a) Kazakhstan and (b) Nigeria.

Answer

The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the number of children entering the United Kingdom who have been born through surrogacy in countries where commercial surrogacy operates, on the UK's not-for-profit surrogacy framework.

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 UK with a child born through an international surrogacy arrangement.

The Department Health and Social Care does not hold any information on trends in the number of children born via surrogacy abroad, in particular in Kazakhstan and Nigeria.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
120432
Session
2024-26
Related items
Surrogacy
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Nigeria Surrogacy Kazakhstan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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