Question follow-through · 105852

Ketamine: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what considerations has she made regarding the adequacy of the classification of ketamine as a Class A illicit substance.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
19 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what considerations has she made regarding the adequacy of the classification of ketamine as a Class A illicit substance.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. We are concerned about the harms ketamine causes and the rise in ketamine use, particularly among young people. In October 2025 the Department for Heal...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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