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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) administration costs, (b) grant funding, (c) staff, (d) accommodation and (e) budget required by existing UK bodies to which he plans to transfer the functions of EU agencies in his Department's area of responsibility in the event of the UK leaving the EU without agreement.

The cost of establishing UK bodies and expanding the functions of existing bodies to carry on the functions of EU agencies is currently being considered as part of a comprehensive review of the services provided by the Defra group. We expect to be able to provide more detailed information about this, including costs, by the end of the year.