Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether prospective same-sex parents receive sufficient information about the legal implications of (a) biological parenthood, (b) legal parenthood and (c) Parental Responsibility before or during fertility treatment.

No assessments have been made.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority publishes a Code of Practice for all licensed fertility clinics in the United Kingdom, which provides guidance on information about legal parenthood, which should be given to individuals undertaking fertility treatment. Further information is available at the following link:

https://portal.hfea.gov.uk/knowledge-base/read-the-code-of-practice/