Question follow-through · 2255
Fertilisers: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of UK nitrogen fertiliser requirements that are currently met by domestic production, and what steps her Department is taking
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of UK nitrogen fertiliser requirements that are currently met by domestic production, and what steps her Department is taking
20 May 2026
Target answer date
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27 May 2026
Answer published
Supply of nitrogen fertiliser to the UK is competitive and the proportion that is met by domestic production varies from year to year. Current fertiliser regulations are outdated and don’t support the marketing of new and innovative products. We are consu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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