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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/38564/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I can confirm that Ministers have a total of 256.08 sq m of office space currently assigned to them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In total, there are 35staff working in ministerial offices, compared to 38 members of staff in 2009. This is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Range B: 6<\/p><p>Range C: 8<\/p><p>Range D: 13<\/p><p>Range E: 5<\/p><p>Range E2: 2<\/p><p>SCS: 1<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These figures are based on the latest data available for staffing numbers for HMT Treasury as of May 2014.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the size, in square metres, of the offices assigned to each of his Department's Ministers is; and how many officials, at what grade, work in the private offices of each of his Department's Ministers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department as paid the living wage or above.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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