§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has the total cost of policing the parades which took place in Northern Ireland from 1 April to 30 September 1996. [137]
§ Sir John WheelerThe policing of marches and demonstrations is part of normal police duties and as such separate costings for these activities are not held centrally. Where the public order situation demands, it may be necessary to incur additional costs, and it is a matter of public record that the additional costs arising from the marches and demonstrations in July and August amounted to some 13 million.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many walks to services and special occasions held by lodges under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Institution of Ireland were held on dates other than 12 July during the last three years for which figures are available. [105]
§ Sir John WheelerThe RUC does not record statistics on walks to services or parades held by specific organisations. It does, however, keep statistics under the broad generic headings of loyalist, nationalist and other groups. The figures for loyalist parades which include marches held under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Institution of Ireland are as follows:
- 1994–2057: (excluding 12 July)
- 1995–2034: (excluding 12 July)
- 1996–1895: (up to 30 September, excluding 12 July).
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many parades took place in Northern Ireland from 1 April to 30 September 1996. [135]
§ Sir John WheelerThe total number of parades which took place between those dates is 2,603.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many walks or processions, under the auspices of lodges in the Loyal Orange Institution of Ireland, were held in Northern Ireland on 12 July for the last three years for which figures are available. [104]
§ Sir John WheelerThe RUC does not record statistics on walks or processions held by specific organisation. It258W does, however, keep statistics under the broad generic headings of loyalist, nationalist and other groups. The figures for loyalist parades on 12 July, the overwhelming majority of which are likely to have been held under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Institution of Ireland, are as follows:
- 12.07.94: 463
- 12.07.95: 547
- 12.07.96: 304.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list (i) the location and (ii) the organisers of each parade which took place in Northern Ireland from 1 April to 30 September 1996. [136]
§ Sir John WheelerIt is not practical to identify the individual or group which organised each of the 2,603 parades which took place during this period. The location of each parade is recorded by RUC sub-division. The table sets out a breakdown of the number of parades in each sub-division identified by the general term loyalist, nationalist and others.
Summary of parades 1 April 1996 to 30 September 1996 Sub-division Loyalist Nationalist Other Total Musgrave Street 44 2 15 61 Mountpottinger 24 2 l 27 Donegall Pass 34 1 3 38 Dunmurry 11 0 4 15 Grosvenor Road 0 3 0 3 Lisburn 61 0 11 72 Woodbourne 4 1 0 5 North Queen Street 27 6 2 35 Antrim Road 3 4 0 7 Antrim 68 6 7 81 Newtownabbey 35 0 3 38 Carrickfergus 40 0 7 47 Tennent Street 31 0 4 35 Bangor 30 0 9 39 Strandtown 21 0 6 27 Castlereagh 9 0 2 11 Newtownards 69 0 8 77 Downpatrick 56 3 15 74 Newcastle 49 7 8 64 Armagh 166 8 19 193 Newry 60 17 7 84 Portadown 42 5 7 54 Lurgan 74 6 7 87 Banbridge 115 1 12 128 Cookstown 64 15 5 84 Dungannon 133 2 11 146 Enniskillen 88 1 11 100 Lisnaskea 102 1 6 109 Omagh 117 7 6 130 Strand Road 12 5 6 23 Strabane 56 3 7 66 Waterside 17 0 5 22 Coleraine 109 1 20 130 Limavady 59 6 5 70 Magherafelt 99 17 7 123 Ballymena 77 3 19 99 Ballymoney 152 2 8 162 Larne 34 2 1 37 Total 2,192 137 247 2,603