§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if judges benefit from an extra statutory concession for the benefit in kind of the use of judges' lodgings for(a) accommodation and associated expenditure, (b) private entertaining and (c) use of chauffeur and car for travel to and from work at court; and if he will make a statement. [139438]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 21 November 2000]: No. The same rules governing the tax treatment of benefits and expenses apply to judges as to employees and office-holders generally.