Nitrous Oxide
Commons · Question 18613 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests, (b) charges, (c) cautions and (d) convictions relating to the unlawful possession, supply or production of nitrous oxide have been recorded since the substance became a Class C d
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Jul 2026
Data on the prevalence of misuse of nitrous oxide is published by the Office for National Statistics, through the Crime Survey for England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025, 0.5% of 16- to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reported using nitrous ox...