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<p>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.</p><p> </p>
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