§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his answer of 22 March 1999,Official Report, column 2, on membership of the freemasons within the CPS, what was the total number of lawyers invited to declare their masonic status; and if he will break down the total between (a) masons, (b) non-masons, (c) those who refused to indicate their status and (d) those from whom no reply was received. [81794]
The Attorney-GeneralDisclosure forms were sent in September last year to 2,097 lawyers. Nine declared that they are freemasons (although two of these declared themselves to be lapsed members); 1,096 declared that they are not freemasons; 133 declined to make a declaration; and 859 did not return the form.