Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Government has made of the amount of lead pollution from (a) leaded aviation fuel use, (b) leaded petrol use, (c) tyre wear and brake wear and (d) other types of use by the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) British Army and (iii) Royal Air Force in the latest period for which data is available.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to ensure that all Defence Standards and commercial specifications adopted by the Department meet the relevant UK legislation regarding lead and sulphur content. To ensure MOD remains legislatively compliant in all respects, MOD procures products to the latest specification. The Department tracks fuel use at the user level, led by the Armed Services.