HC Deb 26 June 2000 vol 352 c389W
Mr. Ben Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he plans to make a statement on his policy on Gammahydroxybutyrate following the publication of the Metropolitan police report on drug-assisted rape on 21 June; [127296]

(2) what assessment he has made of the extent to which GHB is used as a date rape drug by groups of males acting in collaboration; [127201]

(3) what recent reports he has received on the use of drugs in date rape cases; [127200]

(4) what recent assessment he has made of the extent of use of (a) Rohypnol and (b) GHB as date rape drugs. [127203]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The Metropolitan police research initiative published on 21 June is the only recent report I have received on the use of drugs in rape cases. The evidence in respect of the use of Gammahydroxybutyrate and Rohypnol and its findings will be reported to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the statutory body the Government rely on for providing expert advice on drug misuse matters.