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Italy: Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the government of Italy on that country's recent ban on couples travelling abroad for surrogacy.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 21 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 23 Oct 2024
Answer: 28 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

21 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the government of Italy on that country's recent ban on couples travelling abroad for surrogacy.
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2024
Answer published
As a key ally, we exchange views frankly and respectfully with Italy including on women's empowerment, gender equality and LGBT+ issues. We do this bilaterally and in multilateral fora. The FCDO will continue to discuss a range of issues with Italian cou...

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