Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women received custodial sentences in 2016; and how many such people received a sentence of (a) over 12 months, (b) less than six months, (c) less than three months, (d) less than one month and (e) less than two weeks.

The number of custodial sentences issued in England and Wales in 2016, including those received by women, can be viewed in the attached table.