On Tuesday 8 December MPs took part in an hour long debate in Westminster Hall on the future of lead ammunition. The debate was proposed by Labour MP Gerald Jones and was designed to increase pressure on the Government to ban or further restrict the use of lead shot.
The lead ammunition debate is not a new one as many MPs pointed out during the debate but the Government has been under pressure to act since the Lead Ammunition Group (LAG) submitted their report to DEFRA in June which is widely known to recommend a ban on lead ammunition. Read our Chief Executive Tim Bonner's precis of the debate here and read our brief here BACKGROUND NOTE ON LEAD AMMUNITION - Westminster Hall Debate Tuesday 8 December