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Recommendation 21

Second Report - Environmental change and food security Published 8 Dec 2023 Paragraph 113

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Recommendation (the committee's words)
Currently, nutrients are being lost through leaching into waterways when they could be used to help grow crops. The Government should develop, in collaboration with the devolved administrations and the food and farming supply chains, effective means to transport by-products such as nitrates and phosphates to parts of the UK where they are needed for farming. The Government should monitor the impact of these means on water quality.

From: Environmental Audit Committee, Second Report - Environmental change and food security (HC 312), paragraph 113, 8 December 2023

Government response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 March 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗