I am sure my hon. Friend was as shocked as I was to discover that the existing regulations have a poor rate of compliance. In 2013 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned a study that showed that 70% of ducks sampled had been killed with lead shot. The study was repeated in 2014 and showed that compliance had not improved, with an increased number of 77% of ducks sampled being shot illegally with lead.
Lead Shot Ammunition
Proceeding contribution from
Carolyn Harris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 December 2015.
It occurred during Debate on Lead Shot Ammunition.
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