Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104827

Ammunition: Lead

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

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

Emma Hardy

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 ...

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