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Written question asked by Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 18 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 24 June 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Surrogacy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120432, what recent assessment he has made of the consistency between (a) the Government’s policy of recognizing parental orders arising from commercial surrogacy arrangements in Nigeria, and (b) its policy of prohibiting adoptions from Nigera.

Answer

The Department has not made any assessment of the consistency between parental orders arising from commercial surrogacy arrangements in Nigeria and the prohibition of adoptions from Nigeria.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has 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.

The Department for Education has responsibility for adoption policy, including prohibition of adoption from Nigeria.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11200
Session
2026-27
Related items
Surrogacy
Monday, 23 March 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Nigeria Surrogacy Parental orders
Link
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