PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
10 Downing Street: Gardens (15 March 2016)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the staff who manage the gardens within the Downing Street estate are employed as civil servants; whether such staff are enrolled under the civil service pension scheme; and under what terms and conditions such staff are employed with what pension entitlement.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

The staff who manage the gardens within the Downing Street estate are not civil servants. The Royal Parks agency are contracted to manage and maintain the gardens in Downing Street.

Answered by:
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
21 March 2016