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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the letter of 19 June 2018 from the hon. Member for Sheffield Central in respect of Written Parliamentary Questions on Tier 2 Visas, CTS Reference number M8354/18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135990/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The second official statistics \u2013 \u2018EU Settlement Scheme Statistics, May 2019\u2019 \u2013 on the operation of the scheme were published on 20 June 2019, including applications received and decisions made to 31st May 2019. These can be found at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-may-2019\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-may-2019<\/a><\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4058", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Blomfield"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136060", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136060/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Grade 7 and Grade 6 is currently a combined grade in Cabinet Office known as Band A. The Department also has an additional grade between Band A and SCS1 level known as 'Extended Band A'.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The table below shows how many officials at those grades have left Cabinet Office in each quarter of each year since 1 April 2016.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Quarter<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Band A (G6/7 combined)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Extended Band A <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>SCS1 and above<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q1 16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>82<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q2 16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>69<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>24<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q3 16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>95<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q4 16/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>33<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q1 17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>65<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q2 17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>79<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q3 17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>56<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q4 17/18<\/p><\/td><td><p>59<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q1 18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>93<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q2 18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>96<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q3 18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>71<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Q4 18/19<\/p><\/td><td><p>41<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>In the context of the total workforce size, the numbers of leavers in the grades shown represented 14% of the workforce in 2016/17, and 6% in both 2017/18 and 2018/19. This<\/p><p>compares with a figure of 16.5% for the Private Sector.<\/p>"}
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