Egg donation and freezing

Women and Equalities Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 12 Nov 2025 Parliament page
This inquiry will examine whether women donating and freezing their eggs do so with sufficient information about the process, health impacts and consequences and whether the current regulatory framework provides sufficient safeguards to people who go through these procedures.
4 Oral sessions
1 Letter
4 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
18 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
18 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
4 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
4 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
11 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
11 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
28 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
28 Jan
2026
Correspondence
28 Jan
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
18 Mar 2026
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Women and Equalities Committee
Clare Ettinghausen · Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Peter Thompson · Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Rachel Cutting · Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
4 Mar 2026
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Women and Equalities Committee
Dr Diane Tober · University of Alabama Dr Emily Dickerson · Care Fertility Dr Geetha Venkat · Harley Street Egg Bank and Harley Street Fertility Clinic Dr Sarah Martins Da Silva · Ninewells Hospital and Medical School Laura-Rose Thorogood · LGBT MUMMIES
11 Feb 2026
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Women and Equalities Committee
Angela Pericleous-Smith · British Infertility Counselling Association Dr Ippokratis Sarris · British Fertility Society Dr Zeynep Gurtin · University College London Ms Helen Gibson · Surrogacy Concern UK
28 Jan 2026
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Women and Equalities Committee
Dr Giulia Cavaliere · University College London Mr Timothy Bracewell-Milnes · Lister Fertility Clinic Professor Nicky Hudson · Loughborough University Professor Petra Nordqvist · The University of Manchester
Correspondence 1 letter
28 Jan 2026 Correspondence from Public Affairs Adviser, Advertising Standards Authority, re Egg donation advertising, dated 28.01.2026
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