Claim: Theresa May has increased subsidies for grouse shooting from £45 million to £84 million a year.
Fact-check: Does the government subsidise grouse shooting? - Full Fact
Verdict: moorland in england used for grouse shooting is eligible for agricultural subsidy, though the act of shooting itself isn't subsidised. data on the total subsidy paid to grouse moors isn't published, though the £45 and £84 million figures are likely to be overestimates.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2019-02-27T00:00:00