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PICT employs 1 member of staff at senior pay band 2 and 4 at senior pay band 1.<\/p>
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Pay for senior staff in the House of Commons, under whose terms and conditions PICT staff are paid, has increased over the last 5 years as follows:<\/p>
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Financial year<\/p><\/td> | Percentage increase<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13/14<\/p><\/td> | yet to be agreed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12/13<\/p><\/td> | 0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11/12<\/p><\/td> | 0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10/11<\/p><\/td> | 0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
09/10<\/p><\/td> | 2.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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However, mesothelioma prevalence is known to be approximately equivalent to annual mesothelioma mortality.<\/p> The annual total numbers of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the period 2003-2012 (the latest 10 years for which data are available) are shown in the table below.<\/p> <\/p>
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