Question follow-through · 16415
Ammunition: Lead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with a) the Ministry of Defence, and b) the Home Office, on plans to restrict the use of ammunition containing lead for commercial purposes a
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with a) the Ministry of Defence, and b) the Home Office, on plans to restrict the use of ammunition containing lead for commercial purposes a
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
Defra officials have engaged with the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence on the restriction of lead in ammunition under UK REACH.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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