§ 10. Mr. MackayTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the security situation in the Province. [187652]
§ Mr. PearsonThe security situation is relatively benign. While there was some regrettable violence at the Ardoyne the marching season has been largely peaceful and interface areas have also been fairly quiet.
Dissident Republicans remain a threat and have been targeting members of the District Policing Partnerships and disrupting traffic by hoax devices, but their activities have for the most part been thwarted, intercepted or nullified by good policing operations.