Question follow-through · 42004
Spiking
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle spiking.
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
- 27 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 3 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle spiking.
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Apr 2025
Answer published
Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the people's right to feel safe when they are simply enjoying a night out.The Government is currently delivering a range of measures to tackle this vile practice, specifically targeted at raising awareness, id...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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