To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Georgian counterpart on regulating surrogacy services offered by Georgian companies to UK citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Georgian counterpart on regulating surrogacy services offered by Georgian companies to UK citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is planning changes to policy to help ensure that women are not coerced or unduly pressured into becoming surrogates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is planning changes to policy to help ensure that women are not coerced or unduly pressured into becoming surrogates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform surrogacy law to provide a pathway under which intended parents can become the legal parents of a child from birth, with appropriate safeguards for the surrogate and child; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform surrogacy law to provide a pathway under which intended parents can become the legal parents of a child from birth, with appropriate safeguards for the surrogate and child; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report from the Anti-Slavery Commissioner entitled Anticipating Exploitation: Forced Surrogacy; and what assessment she has made of the potential risk of reproductive exploitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report from the Anti-Slavery Commissioner entitled Anticipating Exploitation: Forced Surrogacy; and what assessment she has made of the potential risk of reproductive exploitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence the Government has considered regarding the long-term welfare outcomes of children born through surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence the Government has considered regarding the long-term welfare outcomes of children born through surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that women experiencing financial hardship could be disproportionately represented among women acting as surrogates under the proposed reforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that women experiencing financial hardship could be disproportionately represented among women acting as surrogates under the proposed reforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to ensure that women are not coerced and unduly pressured into becoming surrogates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to ensure that women are not coerced and unduly pressured into becoming surrogates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased financial payments in surrogacy arrangements on the rights and welfare of children born through those arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased financial payments in surrogacy arrangements on the rights and welfare of children born through those arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parental order applications in each of the last 10 years involved payments to a surrogate which exceeded what the court considered to be reasonable expenses, and in how many such cases the additional payments were authorised retrospectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parental order applications in each of the last 10 years involved payments to a surrogate which exceeded what the court considered to be reasonable expenses, and in how many such cases the additional payments were authorised retrospectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to P.Q. v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2026), what assessment he has made of whether the current system for determining reasonable expenses in surrogacy arrangements provides sufficient safeguards against surrogacy becoming commercialised, in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to P.Q. v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2026), what assessment he has made of whether the current system for determining reasonable expenses in surrogacy arrangements provides sufficient safeguards against surrogacy becoming commercialised, in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed surrogacy reforms on the commercialisation of surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed surrogacy reforms on the commercialisation of surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds information on the long-term welfare outcomes of children born through surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds information on the long-term welfare outcomes of children born through surrogacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to legal parenthood in surrogacy arrangements on the level of disputes between surrogates and intended parents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to legal parenthood in surrogacy arrangements on the level of disputes between surrogates and intended parents.

Motion that this House has considered e-petition 763161 relating to surrogacy law and legal parenthood. Agreed to on question.

Motion that this House has considered e-petition 763161 relating to surrogacy law and legal parenthood. Agreed to on question.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 763161 relating to surrogacy law and legal parenthood.

It is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard, and I am sure today will be no different. The petition calls for a change in the law so that...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petition 763161 relating to surrogacy law and legal parenthood.

It is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard, and I am sure today will be no different. The petition calls for a change in the law so that...

The hon. Gentleman is putting the case very well. There are also very practical hurdles, such as registering the child with a GP, the child’s medical circumstances and applying for a passport. The whole thing is illogical. The practicalities add to the timescale, and it is time that the Government...

The hon. Gentleman is putting the case very well. There are also very practical hurdles, such as registering the child with a GP, the child’s medical circumstances and applying for a passport. The whole thing is illogical. The practicalities add to the timescale, and it is time that the Government...

It is always a pleasure to see the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) in his place in this Chamber. I will touch on health later, so I ask him to hold fire.

It is always a pleasure to see the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) in his place in this Chamber. I will touch on health later, so I ask him to hold fire.

My hon. Friend is being very generous with his time, which I very much appreciate. He and I share the desire for strict rules to prevent abuse of any kind, as I am sure everyone in the House does.

I want to make a point relevant specifically to Scotland. In England,...

My hon. Friend is being very generous with his time, which I very much appreciate. He and I share the desire for strict rules to prevent abuse of any kind, as I am sure everyone in the House does.

I want to make a point relevant specifically to Scotland. In England,...

My hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of finance, which I will touch on briefly, so I ask him to bear with me as I get to that part of my speech.

Opponents say that the parental order process is really complex. The document that intended parents have to...

My hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of finance, which I will touch on briefly, so I ask him to bear with me as I get to that part of my speech.

Opponents say that the parental order process is really complex. The document that intended parents have to...