To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of young offenders went to (a) housing provided by a family member, (b) housing provided by a local authority or other statutory provider, (c) housing provided by a charity and (d) an address unknown to the authorities following release from custody in the latest period for which figures are available. (232181)

Currently suitable accommodation after custody is a key element in the Government's Youth Crime Action Plan and we have been consulting on how we can increase young offender's access to this resource. The responses to the consultation will inform future policy in this area. There is also a National Indicator 46, ‘Young offenders' access to suitable accommodation’, which will encourage local authorities to support this aim. This information is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of young offenders were released from custody into full or part-time education in the latest period for which figures are available. (232183)

The percentage of prisoners released from custody into full or part-time education from young offender institutions (YOIs) was 27.8 per cent. for the period April to September 2008, the latest figures available¹.

¹ Data are provisional and subject to ongoing validation.