§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Attorney-General what are the rates of subsistence allowance payable to persons attending hearings of tribunals as chairpersons, tribunal members, appellants, appellants' representatives, members of the Council on Tribunals, tribunal officers and other officials; and on what basis these allowances are fixed.
The Attorney-GeneralChairpersons, tribunal members, members of the Council on Tribunals, tribunal officers and other officials may, in certain limited circumstances, be paid a day subsistence allowance of £3.90 or £8.60, depending on the time spent on duty. They may also be paid an overnight subsistence allowance of £98.70 or £68–50 in London, or £85.85 or £63.15 elsewhere, depending on rank, if they are obliged to attend at a place not within daily travelling distance of their home. These are the rates generally applicable throughout the public service. Most tribunals do not pay subsistence allowances to appellants or appellants' representatives, but there are exceptions, for example, the social security commissioners, and in those cases the rates paid are generally linked to standard public service rates.