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Racial and Religious Hatred Bill

Well, my Lords, no doubt they do, and we have to respect people’s views. The noble Lord, Lord Dubs asked whether the Attorney-General would be able to resist pressure. I can think of no examples of the Attorney-General using his powers inappropriately in the context of racial hatred offences. We must trust the good sense of the office holder and in the past we have been able to do that with confidence, whichever party has been in government. The noble Lord, Lord Dubs, made an important point about managing expectations, which many others echoed. I agree that we have work to do in that regard, and we are already undertaking—