Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ban the use of lead shot in grouse shooting in order to protect other wildlife.
Defra has not assessed the environmental impact of lead discharged during game bird shooting.
We have no plans to extend the existing Regulations to ban the use of lead shot in England as this would be premature pending the Lead Ammunition Group’s report to Government expected.