The Parades Commission has approved an IPSC parade along a route in Scarva.

DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, MLAs Diane Dodds and Jonathan Buckley, and South Down MLA Diane Forsythe issued a joint statement opposing the decision.

They stated the commission had ignored concerns from residents living along the route.

The representatives said the commission had chosen to allow the parade with only limited restrictions.

They noted that residents had expressed clear opposition to the event.

The statement referred to disruption and disorder associated with a similar parade in the previous year.

The MLAs said residents would view the decision as another instance of their concerns being set aside.