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is ministerial correction

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155535

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11/11/2014

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Prisoners: LGBT+ People

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25259

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners declaring themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered.

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Hackney North and Stoke Newington

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Ms Diane Abbott

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214231

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is ministerial correction

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02/12/2014

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The number of prisoners in England and Wales broken down by sexual orientation as at 26 September 2014 is shown in the table below: Table: Headcount of prisoners by Sexual Orientation as at 26 September 2014 <table><tbody><tr><td>Sexual Orientation</td><td>Headcount</td></tr><tr><td>Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Other</td><td>1779</td></tr><tr><td>Heterosexual / Straight</td><td>63738</td></tr><tr><td>Not Asked/Refused to State</td><td>20117</td></tr><tr><td>Grand Total</td><td>85634</td></tr></tbody></table> Transgender Prisoners with a Gender Recognition Certificate are recorded on administrative systems as their legal gender. In accordance with the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the Equality Act 2010, transgender individuals are not identified as being transgender on administrative systems.

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South West Bedfordshire

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Andrew Selous

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02/12/2014 10:20:51

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label	Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott