Patrick Mercer
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(10 years, 8 months ago)
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Mrs Villiers
I continue to urge the parties to seek a way forward and to set out the benefits that an agreement on flags, parading and the past would bring to Northern Ireland. I continue to engage closely with the Irish Government on these matters, and I shall continue to do all those things.
Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Ind)
What impact does the Secretary of State believe the Downey decision will have on the Haass talks?
Mrs Villiers
As the House has already heard, the Downey case raises very serious issues. It is absolutely right that we all reflect on the consequences of that decision, and that there is a thorough investigation into the grave mistake by the PSNI which, I am afraid, led to the outcome in the case yesterday.