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Drugs: Sentencing

Commons · Question 108634 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the a) longest and b) shortest custodial sentence handed down for possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply was in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Feb 2026

The data requested is published by the Ministry of Justice.The Sentencing Council’s guideline on ‘Possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply’ can be found here: https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/supplying-or-offering-to-supply-a-contr...