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Supplies of carbon dioxide are “not a concern” for the UK, the Business Secretary has said.

Asked about the availability of CO2 in the country, Peter Kyle told Sky News: “At this moment, this is not a concern for the economy.”

He added: “If any of these things change, I will be up front with the public about it in advance so that we can prepare.

“But right now, people should go on as they are, enjoying beer, enjoying their meats, enjoying all the salads.

“But also there are critical uses for CO2: MRI scanning, for example, water purification; it’s involved in our nuclear industry, our civil nuclear power industry, some defensive uses for it as well.

“There’s lots of needs for CO2, so these are the reasons why I took it so seriously way back to six months ago, not just in the last few weeks.”