Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted of violent offences who previously had (a) none, (b) 1-4, (c) 5-9, (d) 10-15, (e) 16-25, (f) 26-50, (g) 51-75, (h) 76-100 and (i) 101 or more convictions received (A) an immediate custodial sentence, (B) a suspended sentence and (C) a community sentence in each of the last 16 years.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.