Ammunition: Lead
Commons · Question 104827 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alberto Costa
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislation to ban the use of lead in ammunition; when the three-year transition period is scheduled to begin; and if her Department will publish confir
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Jan 2026
The Government intends to bring forward legislation, as stated in our Environmental Improvement Plan. The transition period begins once the amendment comes into force via statutory instrument. The scope of the policy is set out in the decision report and ...