§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the circumstances were that determined the police decision to allow members of the Castlederg Young Defenders to parade through the nationalist area surrounding Ferguson Crescent, Strabane, on 11 July; and what correspondence he has had with representatives of the local community. [133091]
§ Mr. IngramI have assumed my hon. Friend is referring to a parade by the Castlederg Young Loyalists Flute Band which took place in Castlederg on 11 July 2000.
The Parades Commission issued a determination on 5 July, namely that the parade is prohibited from entering that part of the notified route which includes Ferguson Crescent and Killeter Road. Following the Commission's decision an application for a review was made. On 7 July the Commission met to hear oral representations and to review its decision in light of these representations. After hearing all the available information against the factors contained in the Commission's guidelines document, the Commission upheld its original decision.