§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Prime Minister, how many manual workers are employed at Number 10, Downing Street: whether they are required to be members 376W of a trade union in order to hold their jobs; to which trades unions they belong; and what industrial action they have been taking to date in 1979.
§ Mr. MarksI have been asked to reply.
The 13 industrial civil servants who work regularly at No. 10 are employed by the Property Services Agency. Civil Service conditions of employment do not require staff to be trade union members, although such membership is encouraged. These particular staff would be represented by TWGU, EETPU, or UCATT. There has been no industrial action this year.