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Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy; and what steps it is taking to address concerns about the impact of potential

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
24 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy; and what steps it is taking to address concerns about the impact of potential

  2. 24 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government will respond to the Law Commission’s legislative proposals on surrogacy as time allows.The commission’s report and recommendations cover issues around legal parenthood and parental responsibility in surrogacy. These will be considered caref...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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