Written questions

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 ...