Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 43503

Gun Sports: Lead

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting the acquisition, storage, and usage of lead shot on elite shooting athletes.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) final Opinion on their restriction proposal for lead in ammunition, informed by information from public consultations as well as independent scientific advice, included consideration of the use of lead shot by athle...

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