Question follow-through · 40043

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people from drink spiking.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
28 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people from drink spiking.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the public's right to feel safe when they are simply enjoying a night out. It can happen to anybody regardless of age, gender or sexuality. We are taking tough new action to prevent spiking incidents, ensure t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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