Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 11 of the Government response to the First Report from the Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2015-16, on Transgender Equality, column 9301, published in July 2016, what steps the Government has taken since the publication of that response to monitor the possibility and incidence of victimisation of transgender people arising from the spousal consent provision of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

The Government has always been clear, that no-one has the right to prevent their wife or husband from obtaining a legal gender change. We will continue to monitor this issue. Statistics now show that 90 married transgender people have successfully gained a Gender Recognition Certificate since provisions under the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 were commenced.