▁they ▁wanted , ▁while ▁restrict ing ▁national ist ▁par ades ▁to ▁Catholic ▁areas ▁and ▁b anning ▁republic an ▁or ▁anti - partition ist ▁par ades . ▁Commun ist ▁and ▁other ▁far - left ▁par ades ▁were ▁also ▁sometimes ▁b anned . ▁From ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁Minister s , ▁for ▁example ▁Brian ▁Mag iness , ▁attempted ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁par ading ▁issue ▁more ▁fairly , ▁but ▁usually ▁suffered ▁career ▁damage ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁The ▁par ading ▁issue ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁port folio ▁changed ▁hands ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁most ▁other ▁Minister ial ▁positions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁with ▁John ▁Taylor ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁cabinet ▁rank ▁junior ▁minister , ▁and ▁then ▁abol ished ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Minister s ▁of ▁State ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 2 ▁John ▁Taylor ▁ ▁Senior ▁Parliament ary ▁Secret aries ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 2 ▁Albert ▁Anderson ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Robert ▁Dick ▁Meg aw ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁– ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁George ▁Bo yle ▁H anna ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁John ▁Clar ke ▁Dav ison ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Ed