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Ammunition: Lead

Asked by Sir Julian SmithConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 119270

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on the production of lead ammunition on the supply of ammunition for a) UK defence, b) law enforcement agencies a

Answered by Emma Hardy

The UK REACH Restriction on lead in ammunition does not cover the use, including storage, of lead ammunition by the military, police, Government security services, private maritime security companies and for border force purposes.

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