To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Parades Commission on preparations for parading on 12 July 2015 in Belfast.
Answered on
9 July 2015
Under the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998, the Parades Commission is responsible for operational matters relating to parading, acting independently of Government. I do not discuss individual parading decisions with them. I have not therefore discussed their preparations for parades taking place on 12 July 2015 in Belfast. In recent weeks I have, however, discussed parades, including those taking place on 12 July, with the Chief Constable and the PSNI, and with a number of Northern Ireland’s political parties.
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