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Mr. Cryer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce a code of practice for local authorities to ensure that local government employees declare any membership of masonic lodges in a public register.
Mr. Robin Squire
We have no plans to introduce such a code. Terms and conditions of employment for local government officers are matters for local authorities as employers.