Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36005

Lead: Contamination

Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

LabourSouth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned recent research on the potential impact of the use of lead shot on the environment.

Answer

Emma Hardy
In Spring 2021, Defra asked the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and the Environment Agency (EA) to prepare a UK REACH restriction dossier for lead ammunition, including lead shot, in all habitats. The HSE and the EA have considered the evidence of ris...

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