EU Court of Justice Ruling: Religious Signs Debate

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EU Court of Justice Ruling: Religious Signs

Earl of Courtown Excerpts
Wednesday 15th March 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown (Con)
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My Lords, it is time for the Conservative Benches.

Baroness Warsi Portrait Baroness Warsi
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My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s very strong Statement and the very strong statements in support of freedom of religion and belief by the Prime Minister. The Minister may be aware of a YouGov poll that was done immediately after this ruling which showed that 42% of Brits would support such a ban in the workplace, or at least employers having the ability to impose such a ban in the workplace. Will my noble friend take back to her colleagues the possibility of further work under the integration strategy to ensure that these kinds of opinion held in the country are pushed back by views within government?