HC Deb 22 November 2001 vol 375 c441W
Mr. Ben Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the recommendation of the Drug Advisory Council with regard to the classification of GHB. [16272]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

At its meeting on 8 November, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD recommended that gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB) should be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a Class C drug. I have accepted their recommendation in principle, subject to the normal consultation with interested professional bodies.