Question follow-through · 120441

Fertilisers: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support Scottish farmers with increases in fertiliser costs.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 47 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support Scottish farmers with increases in fertiliser costs.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The fertiliser market is a global market, and while there is no immediate risk to UK supply, the market price in the UK is strongly influenced by international price...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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