Debate on parading in Northern Ireland
28 October 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The House of Commons debated and agreed on a Democratic Unionist Party motion on the subject of parading in Northern Ireland.
The text of the motion was as follows:
That this House recognises that the right of free assembly and peaceful procession is an intrinsic human right and an important part of the British heritage; acknowledges the cultural significance of parading in Northern Ireland and its tourist potential; regrets the attempts by a minority to interfere with the right to parade peacefully; and accepts that it is a political imperative to resolve such matters, especially in a context where it is proposed to devolve policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland.