Written questions

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.