Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36005
Lead: Contamination
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Terry Jermy
Labour — South 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 HardyIn 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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