Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 3 October 2018.
No, I do not accept that. As we made clear last week in answer to a topical question, this was a policy matter. NRW made it clear from the outset they were expecting a steer from Welsh Government in terms of the ethical and wider policy considerations. I put that forward and I'm pleased that the Welsh Government's views on pheasant shooting and associated activities on public land were considered by Natural Resources Wales.