Urgent Question on Trans people in UK prisons: 20 November 2015
20 November 2015 (updated on 20 November 2015)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Andrew Selous, responded to an Urgent Question asked by Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Cat Smith, in the House of Commons on Trans people in UK prisons on Friday 20 November 2015.
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