Written Question·Home Office·UIN 108634
Drugs: Sentencing
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the a) longest and b) shortest custodial sentence handed down for possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply was in each of the last five years.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe data requested is published by the Ministry of Justice.The Sentencing Council’s guideline on ‘Possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply’ can be found here: https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/supplying-or-offering-to-supply-a-contr...
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