Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to prepare contingency measures to prioritise users of CO2 in the event that there are supply shortages as a result of the closure of CF Fertilisers’ plant at Billingham.

It is for the CO2 industry to ensure supplies to their customers across the UK, as demand requires and based on market conditions. We are confident that industry is working extensively to ensure that essential CO2 is supplied into the UK market where it is required.