Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122672

Ammunition: Lead

Tabled: 23 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

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 of the potential impact of a decrease in the size of UK orders for ammuni

Answer

Emma Hardy

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 ...

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