Parade bodyrulings upheld

NEW Secretary of State Theresa Villiers says she has no plans to establish an inquiry into Parades Commission decisions and that anyone breaching the body’s determinations can expect to face the full force of the law.

The Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet laid down her position in response to a query from DUP MP Jim Shannon.

He asked if she would “establish an immediate inquiry into the decisions made by the Parades Commission in respect of parades in Northern Ireland on July 12 2012 and the violence ensuing from such parades.”

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She replied: “I have no plans to establish an inquiry into the Northern Ireland Parades Commission’s decisions. The Parades Commission is the legally constituted body for determining parades in Northern Ireland and anyone breaching its determinations can expect to face the full force of the law.”