Surrogacy: Domicile
(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take legislative steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban people domiciled in the UK from entering into international surrogacy arrangements.
This question was answered on 20th October 2026
We are clear that no surrogacy arrangement should place any party at risk of exploitation. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides guidance on the risks of overseas surrogacy and the steps intended parents must take to return to the UK with their child. The Government has no current plans to legislate to prevent people domiciled in the UK from entering into international surrogacy arrangements.
We are clear that no surrogacy arrangement should place any party at risk of exploitation. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides guidance on the risks of overseas surrogacy and the steps intended parents must take to return to the UK with their child. The Government has no current plans to legislate to prevent people domiciled in the UK from entering into international surrogacy arrangements.