Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people given a sentence of six months or less, have previously served (a) 19 short sentences of six months or less, (b) 20 short sentences of six months or less, (c) 50 short sentences of six months or less and (d) 100 short sentences of 6 months or less between 31 October 2017 and 1 September 2018.

For those offenders sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence of six months or less between 31^st October 2017 and 1^st September 2018:

a) 246 had 19 previous immediate custodial sentences of six months or less,

b) 223 had 20 previous immediate custodial sentences of six months or less,

c) 12 had 50 previous immediate custodial sentences of six months or less, and

d) 0 had 100 previous immediate custodial sentences of six months or less.