§ Mr. Sedgemoreasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in the light of the conviction and prison sentence imposed on the editor of "Gay News", he will introduce legislation to seek to abolish blasphemy and blasphemous libel as crimes.
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§ Mr. JohnThere are no present plans to review the law in this area, although it will be reviewed in due course as part of the long-term plan to codify the criminal law. We shall keep a careful watch on the position.