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Similarly, the Crown Estate should have an objective around food security if we consider the carbon miles and the cost to the planet of importing foods from around the world. It is worth taking a moment to give more than a congratulatory nod to the Netherlands, which is the second largest exporter of food stuffs—not in Europe but in the world. It got to that position because it intended it, willed it and brought it into being, largely with similar soils, outlook and climate to the United Kingdom. Due to the carbon miles and the geopolitical situation we find ourselves in and will certainly find ourselves in going forward, the Crown Estate could play a key role partnering around the whole issue of food security.