Question follow-through · 24915
Spiking
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle spiking by means of injection.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle spiking by means of injection.
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2025
Answer published
Spiking is an abhorrent crime and illegal in any form, whether through needle, food, drink or vape. The Government is committed, as per its Manifesto, to introduce a new criminal offence for spiking to help police better respond to this crime. It will be ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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