Written questions

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.