§ Shona McIsaacTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the report of the Quinquennial Review of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has been completed. [16770]
§ Alun MichaelThe review team have completed Stage I of the Quinquennial Review of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This deals with strategic options. I am today depositing a copy of their report in the parliamentary Libraries.
The Government welcome the work of the review team and the scientific visiting group. We shall be replying to the recommendations of both exercises in due course with a formal response and action plan agreed jointly with the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Stage II of the Quinquennial Review is currently in hand.