Fertilisers: Imports
Commons · Question 2255 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Davies
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
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 27 May 2026
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 Current fertiliser regulations are outdated and don’t support the marketing of new and innovative products.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...