| Heading: |
Prisoners: Women |
| Question ID: |
1794471 |
| UIN: |
45766 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4592 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Caroline Johnson
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| Asking Member handle: |
drcarolinej
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@drcarolinej
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the rights of biological women are protected in female prisons. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-29 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4056 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answer text: |
We have a range of policies in place to ensure that the rights of female prisoners are protected.With regard to transgender prisoners, the Supreme Court ruling brings clarity and confidence for women and service providers.We inherited the current policy r... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |