Nitrous Oxide: Sales
Commons · Question 10133 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to further regulate the sale of nitrous oxide cannisters.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 18 Jun 2026
Since November 2023, nitrous oxide has been controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Under the Act, it is an offence to produce, supply, offer to supply, possess, possess with intent to supply, import or export nitrous oxide where ...