To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of prisoners released in (a) England and (b) London were reconvicted in each year since 1997. (166928)

The following table shows the available figures for the two-year re-offending rate for adult offenders in England and Wales discharged from prison in the first quarter of each year.

Prior to 2000, different data were used to calculate figures on re-offending, and these earlier figures are not comparable. Further information is available in the most recent Statistical Bulletin on adult re-offending which can be found at the Ministry of Justice website:

www.justice.gov.uk

The analysis does not include a breakdown by area.