HC Deb 29 November 2000 vol 357 cc707-8W
Mr. Dismore

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions the Inland Revenue has had with the Lord Chancellor's Department concerning the benefit of judges' lodgings; and if he will make a statement. [140788]

1. Appointments in the calendar years 1990–961
1990 1991 1992 1993
Total Solicitors Total Solicitors Total Solicitors Total Solicitors
High Court Judges 5 0 5 0 10 0 20 1
Circuit Judges 27 2 47 10 54 9 47 7
Assistant Recorders 37 6 32 12 35 5 39 10
District Judges2 6 5 27 24 40 40 40 38
Deputy District Judges2 29 27 79 79 82 76 105 101

1994 1995 1996
Total Solicitors Total Solicitors Total Solicitors
High Court Judges 8 0 12 0 9 0
Circuit Judges 35 4 48 16 45 5
Assistant Recorders 50 13 58 9 8 16
District Judges2 31 28 31 30 24 22
Deputy District Judges2 20 17 63 56 7 6
1These figures are those that are the most readily available from existing computerised records but may not be wholly comprehensive because of changes in recording procedures. The figures for the earlier years in particular may be incomplete because of appointees who had been removed from the computer database because of death, retirement etc. before the recording procedures changed.
2Including Family Division

2. Appointments in the last three financial years
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Total Solicitors Total Solicitors Total Solicitors
High Court Judges 9 0 7 0 8 0
Circuit Judges1 34 3 15 1 31 8
Assistant Recorders2 93 12 150 10 113 9
District Judges1,3 37 36 43 39 27 34
Deputy District Judges1,3 63 57 100 86 125 102
1 The figures for Circuit Judges and District Judges are those who were approved for appointment, although they did not take up their appointments until the following year.
2Appointments in the full competition completed in the year concerned (which usually spans two financial years) rather than the appointments made in that financial year which would be from part of two competitions.
3Including Family Division

Dawn Primarolo

The same rules governing the taxation and reporting of benefits apply to Government Departments as to other employers. Discussion about particular issues is a matter between the employer or taxpayer concerned and the Revenue.