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Gun Sports: Lead

Asked by Terry JermyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 March 2025UIN 36318

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on phasing out lead ammunition for gamebird shooting.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has now published a final Opinion on their restriction proposal for lead in ammunition, informed by information from public consultations, as well as independent scientific advice. Now Defra has received HSE’s final Opinion on their proposed restriction, we are assessing their proposals, and a decision will follow. This decision will be taken with consent from the Devolved Governments of Scotland and Wales.

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