§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) how many(a) Lords of Appeal, (b) Lord Justices of Appeal, (c) High Court judges, (d) chairmen of tribunals for which his Department is responsible and (e) members of non-judicial bodies for which his Department is responsible, are former members of the Freemasons, according to his departmental files; [21256]
(2) how many (a) Lords of Appeal, (b) Lord Justices of Appeal, (c) High Court judges, (d) chairmen of tribunals for which his Department is responsible and (e) members of non-judicial bodies for which his Department is responsible, are currently members of the Freemasons, according to his departmental files. [21255]
Mr. John M. TaylorSuch information is not collected either on candidates for appointment or on serving judges or office-holders, so the information requested is not available from my Department's files.