Ammunition: Lead
Commons · Question 122670 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119270 on Ammunition: Lead, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposed restricti
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 26 Mar 2026
The decision to restrict the use of Lead in Ammunition under UK REACH was made following a consideration of the risk, the availability of alternatives and the socio-economic impacts. The UK REACH Restriction on lead in ammunition does not include the use ...