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Gun Sports: Lead

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 April 2025UIN 43501

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received from shooting organisations on restrictions on the acquisition, storage, and use of lead shot.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra has received representations from a variety of stakeholders, including shooting organisations, setting out a diverse range of views on this issue. The main shooting organisations that have made representations have been: The British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Aim to Sustain, and the Gun Trade Association.

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