Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of women have been given custodial sentences as a proportion of all sentences in each of the last five years.

The information can be found in the sentencing data tool in the annual publication, linked below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016

We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. That is why we plan to set out a strategy for female offenders, to improve outcomes and services for women in both the community and custody.