Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 July (HL1327), what percentage of prisoners within three months of the end of their sentence are in resettlement prisons located in the area in which they will be released.

As of 25 September 2015, 79.8% of offenders aged 18 and over within three months of the end of their sentence are in resettlement prisons in the correct contract package area (CPA).

Subject to capacity, every effort is made to ensure we release the maximum number of all offenders from prison into the community where the offender is likely to resettle most successfully.