When asked if the UK is becoming a less safe place for women, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, said: "I don't think it's becoming less safe, if I'm being honest.
Jess Phillips has said "there is no place" where violence against women and girls "doesn't happen" - as a new law is set to make spiking a criminal offence.
Speaking to Sky News correspondent Ashna Hurynag, the safeguarding minister said that while spiking is already illegal under existing laws, the new classification will simplify reporting the act for victims.
Alex Davies-Jones, minister for victims and violence against women and girls, said in a statement that "no one should feel afraid to go out at night" or "have to take extreme precautions to keep themselves safe when they do".
"Spiking is illegal - that isn't in question, but what victims and campaigners who have tried to use the legislation as it currently is have told us is that it's unclear," Ms Phillips said.
