Question NW1615 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

with reference to her department’s press release of 25 February 2022, (a) how was the figure of 418 000 per persons employed by the biodiversity economy in 2019 arrived at and (b) what (i) is the breakdown of the figure in terms of the relevant economic categories and (ii) number of the persons were employed directly in the hunting sector?