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Sons Of William Annual Band Parade

Volume 82: debated on Wednesday 3 July 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the costs of policing the Sons of William annual band parade in the years 1984 and 1985, respectively.

[pursuant to his reply, 27 June 1985, c. 450–51]: Precise details could be provided only at disproportionate cost. No information is available for 1984, but an estimate of the cost of policing the parade in 1985 shows it to have been in the region of £35,000.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable as to how many police officers were on duty for the Sons of William annual band parade between the hours of 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, in 1984 and 1985, respectively.

[pursuant to his reply, 27 June 1985. c. 450–51]: The Chief Constable informs me regularly of law enforcement issues, including the conduct of parades and marches and the police resources involved.