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Drugs: Anti-social Behaviour

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 69331

The question

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.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

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.

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