Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 50106

Organs: Black Economy

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the black market sale of (a) kidneys and (b) other organs in other countries.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
Gangs and criminals that exploit and traffic people are part of international organised crime networks that do immense harm. Serious and organised crime in the UK is estimated to cost at least £47 billion annually and threatens our national security and p...
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