{"value":{"id":1755069,"askingMemberId":4970,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-27T00:00:00","uin":"HL4017","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government whether they can provide an update on their process of considering a reclassification of the drug ketamine.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":533,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government wrote to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on 14 January to commission updated advice on ketamine, including whether it should be reclassified to become a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.</p><p>This letter is published on GOV.UK. <a href=\"https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fupdated-harms-assessment-of-ketamine-commissioning-letter&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLaura.Evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C82cee5deaaec42cc827e08dd3ee2f67a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638735866690558490%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4G3%2BzPh%2BFwYb0SMXXsndCPb9VBjF1X2H4h4Ec0LbvLQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">Updated harms assessment of ketamine: commissioning letter - GOV.UK</a></p><p>We will carefully consider the ACMD’s recommendations before making any decision.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Ketamine","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1755069","method":"GET"}]}