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Racial and Religious Hatred Bill

My hon. Friend is right. I fear that many were misled about the impact of the Bill. I have received no representations from the Bill’s supporters asking us to adopt a particular position. As the debate has progressed, an increasing awareness may have crept in that the Bill does not deliver what people expected, even those who supported it, and that, on top of that, as Sir Iqbal Sacranie has found in recent weeks, it has unintended consequences that may be rather unpleasant for those who hold religious beliefs.