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Mr. Hartley Booth, supported by Mr. Michael Alison, Mr. Nirj Joseph Deva, Mr. John Gorst, Mr. James Clappison, Mr. Anthony Steen, Mr. Keith Vaz, Sir Rhodes Boyson, Mr. Michael Bates, Mr. David Sumberg, Mr. Spencer Batiste and Mr. Greville Janner, presented a Bill to amend the law relating to racial hatred; to strengthen the Public Order Act 1986 and the Malicious Communications Act 1988; to make new provisions to combat group defamation; to enable the courts to inmpose greater penalties in criminal cases involving racial hatred; and to make further provisions to amend the law relating to racial discrimination: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 11 March, and to be printed. [Bill 23.]