Laughing gas sales to be banned, says Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove
Nitrous oxide, sold in metal canisters, can lead to a vitamin deficiency that damages nerves in the spinal column.The sale of laughing gas will be banned under plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, Michael Gove has announced.
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Mr Gove said: "We are doing this because if you walk through any urban park you will see these little silver cannister which are the evidence of people regarding public spaces as arenas for drug taking. Nitrous oxide is regularly used as an anaesthetic in medicine and dentistry, and as a gas for making whipped cream in cooking.
Labour backed the plans to ban the sale of nitrous oxide. Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said its use "causes a huge amount of littering disruption and anti-social behaviour".
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