Rachael Maskell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachael Maskell on 2016-03-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the gardeners employed by the Royal Parks are enrolled in the civil service pension scheme; and how many such gardeners are enrolled in each version of that scheme.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Since 1992 landscape maintenance and allied work in The Royal Parks (TRP) has been contracted out, and there are no gardeners employed by the contractors that are eligible for the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) .