Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for a gender recognition certificate in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of the applications have been (a) accepted and (b) refused.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Statistics for applications for Gender Recognition Certificates (GRC) are updated and published on GOV.UK (at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics) on a quarterly basis. The table below sets out various statistics for the last three years, including how many applications have been accepted (under the columns “Full GRC granted” and “Interim GRC granted”) and how many applications have been refused. Guidance on these statistics is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2017-and-2016-to-2017
Financial year | Total Receipts | Total Disposals | Disposal outcomes | |||||
Full GRC granted | Interim GRC granted | Refused | Application withdrawn | No Fee paid | Error | |||
2014/15 | 343 | 284 | 244 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
2015/16 | 374 | 376 | 332 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
2016/17 | 364 | 351 | 318 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many gender recognition certificates have been granted to transgender women who posses male genitalia.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) sets out a number of requirements for applicants when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). These include that applicants must provide two medical reports, at least one of which must be from a registered medical professional working in the field of gender dysphoria. At least one of the reports must also set out details of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and any surgery and treatment that has been undertaken, or is planned, for the purpose of modifying sexual characteristics.
Many people who are transitioning will undergo some form of this kind of surgery and medical treatment. Some applicants are unable to undergo surgery for other medical reasons. However, there is no requirement under the Act for an applicant to have undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to obtain a GRC. Each application under the Act is dealt with on a case by case basis, and no data is held on the genitalia of the applicants.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is necessary for a transgender women to have female genitalia in order to receive a gender recognition certificate.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the Act) sets out a number of requirements for applicants when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). These include that applicants must provide two medical reports, at least one of which must be from a registered medical professional working in the field of gender dysphoria. At least one of the reports must also set out details of a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and any surgery and treatment that has been undertaken, or is planned, for the purpose of modifying sexual characteristics.
Many people who are transitioning will undergo some form of this kind of surgery and medical treatment. Some applicants are unable to undergo surgery for other medical reasons. However, there is no requirement under the Act for an applicant to have undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to obtain a GRC. Each application under the Act is dealt with on a case by case basis, and no data is held on the genitalia of the applicants.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of how many serving prisoners are transgender.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The information requested is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prisoner-transgender-statistics-march-to-april-2016. Updated figures will be published next month.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female to male transgender offenders in the prison system are serving their sentences in male prisons.
Answered by Phillip Lee
This information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many male to female transgender offenders in the prison system are serving their sentences in female prisons.
Answered by Phillip Lee
This information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Portuguese counterpart on the treatment of British nationals within the Portuguese judicial system.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with his Portuguese counterpart on the treatment of British nationals within the Portuguese judicial system.
Consular officials regularly discuss individual prisoner cases with their counterparts in Portugal.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British subjects being held in pre-trial detention in Portugal.
Answered by Alan Duncan
Of the 19 British nationals currently in prison in Portugal, 8 are being held in pre-trial detention.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British nationals being held in prison in Portugal.
Answered by Alan Duncan
We are providing assistance to 19 British Nationals currently detained in Portugal.
Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish a list of all companies, charities or other organisations which have received funding of more than £1 million from her Department in the last three financial years.
Answered by Rory Stewart
In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, DFID publishes details of payments over £500 on a monthly basis. This information can be accessed via the link below: