Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the Law Commission in its report on Building families through surrogacy: a new law and the proposals in its draft Surrogacy Bill, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect the rights and interests of surrogate mothers.

The Law Commissions of England & Wales and Scotland published a full report of their review of surrogacy legislation, with a draft bill, on 28 March 2023. The Government is considering the report and will publish a response in due course.