Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 119270

Ammunition: Lead

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

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

Emma Hardy

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.