Question follow-through · 50106

Organs: Black Economy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the black market sale of (a) kidneys and (b) other organs in other countries.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 6 May 2025
Target answer date: 8 May 2025
Answer: 15 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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6 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the black market sale of (a) kidneys and (b) other organs in other countries.
8 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 May 2025
Answer published
Gangs and criminals that exploit and traffic people are part of international organised crime networks that do immense harm. Serious and organised crime in the UK is estimated to cost at least £47 billion annually and threatens our national security and p...

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