§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence further to his answer of 21 February 2000,Official Report, column 738W, to the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) on Masonic organisations, if the act of administering an oath to a Loyal Orange Lodge or allowing an oath to be administered on his Department's premises or property is considered to be among those actions that encourage or promote membership of a secretive organisation for the purposes of the Joint Service Defence Council Instruction on Membership of Organisations such as the Freemasons. [114648]
§ Mr. SpellarI will write to my hon. Friend and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.