Firearms: Lead
Commons · Question 49526 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he considered a derogation for vintage firearms that cannot safely use alternatives to lead shot in the proposed lead shot ban.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 May 2025
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have now published a final opinion on their restriction proposal for lead in ammunition, informed by feedback from public consultations as well as independent scientific advice. As part of their Opinion, HSE have cons...