Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological male prisoners are held in E Wing in HMP Downview.

As of 1 May 2025, there were 7 transgender women held on E Wing. Other than on E Wing, there were no transgender women held in HMP Downview. The figures are compiled from local operational data and are therefore not directly comparable with official statistics on transgender prisoners covering the whole estate.

This Government inherited the policy regarding allocation of transgender prisoners from the previous Government and has not moved any transgender women into the women’s estate since taking office.

We are reviewing transgender prisoner policy in light of the Supreme Court ruling and will be able to say more about this in due course.