Written Question·Home Office·UIN 100590
Rape: Drugs
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered reclassifying date rape drugs such as flunitrazepam and gamma-hydroxybutyrate as weapons.
Answer
Mike TappGamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB) and Flunitrazepam are controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. GHB, and the related substances Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BD), were reclassified from Class C to Class B in 2022, in line wi...
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