Ammunition: Lead
Commons · Question 119270 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on the production of lead ammunition on the supply of ammunition for a) UK defence, b) law enforcement agencies a
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Mar 2026
The UK REACH Restriction on lead in ammunition does not cover the use, including storage, of lead ammunition by the military, police, Government security services, private maritime security companies and for border force purposes.