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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was under each cost heading of the study to determine whether cage-based breeding can meet the needs of game birds.

The total cost of the project was £425,642 which was broken down as follows: pay £189,762; consumables £9,800; equipment £7,000; travel £0; overheads £178,377; subcontracts/ consultancy £7,410; other £33,293.