Drugs: Anti-social Behaviour
Commons · Question 69331 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the penalties for antisocial drug smoking.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2025
The maximum penalty for possession of a Class A drug is up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to five years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.