Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the reoffending rate for people receiving a prison sentence of less than 12 months in the latest period for which figures are available.

This information is published as part of the Proven Reoffending Statistics and can be found on gov.uk. The latest publication can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728733/proven-reoffending-jul16-sep16-3-monthly.ods