Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders who received a custodial sentence have previously served (a) no, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine and (d) more than 10 community sentences in the most recent year for which figures are available.
The proportion of offenders who received a custodial sentence who had previously served (a) no, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine and (d) more than 10 community sentences in 2016 can be viewed in the attached table.