Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proportion of fertiliser that is imported on food security.

The fertiliser market is a global one, and the market price in the UK is strongly influenced by international prices for fertiliser and by the value of the pound.

We are aware of the current price increase for fertiliser due to the conflict in the Gulf. We are in close contact with domestic fertiliser suppliers and are monitoring overall supply to the UK.

Food security is built on supply from diverse sources, strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes.