Government departments do not publish details of the salary of their highest to lowest paid employees.<\/p>
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The Office for National Statistics do, however, publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:<\/p>
<\/p>
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, what measures the Law Officers' Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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