Pretty much. I’m not sure if it got included but if it was feasibly possible they absolutely would — which is just as bad in my opinion. Lack of capability does not nullify intent.
Nothing was changed. The government just trotted out a nobody to make a statement that basically said "we won't do it until we think it can be done"; the sensationalist media thought they had got their U-turn, ran a few headlines, and moved on.
The bill just passed as it was.
The British establishment is occasionally infuriating.