Mentions:
1: Lord Snape (Lab - Life peer) so they have their hands tied and cannot freely enter negotiations with ASLEF and the other railway trade - Speech Link
2: Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab - Life peer) privatisation, resulting in a much more congested network, and it is important that we have proper trade-offs - Speech Link
3: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) great deal of money, and not simply because of the monopoly supply of labour and the way in which the trade - Speech Link
4: Lord Fowler (XB - Life peer) There were divisions inside the trade union movement, as he well knows, on the way forward. - Speech Link
5: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) In November last year, we saw the first ever transatlantic 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight by a - Speech Link
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to publicly acknowledge historic links with the chattel slave trade.
Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been unequivocal on the theology of this issue, noting on his visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana in February 2023:
“It was a reminder that the abomination of African chattel enslavement was blasphemy: those who imprisoned men and women in those dungeons saw them as less than human. It is to the Church of England’s eternal shame that it did not always follow Christ’s teaching to give life. It is a stain on the wider church that some Christians did not see their brothers and sisters as created in the image of God, but as objects to be exploited.”
The Church Commissioners has been investigating its historic links to the chattel slave trade since 2019 and published a full, transparent report of the findings in January 2023. More information about the whole project is available here:
Church Commissioners Links to Historic Transatlantic Slavery | The Church of England
The Church Commissioners seek, through the research it has done and its response, to acknowledge the truth of the past, apologise for the wrongs that this research has highlighted, and to address these wrongs through repentance, remembrance, reconciliation, and renewal. The Church Commissioners believe that by addressing its past transparently, particularly this part of our past, the Church and its teachings will be more relevant to more people. The response is an important missional activity that will support the work and ministry of the Church of England in England.
The Church Commissioners are committed to setting up an Impact Investment Fund as part of its response to invest in a better and fairer future for all, particularly for communities affected by historic enslavement. It is hoped this fund will grow over time, reinvesting returns to enable it to have a positive and lasting legacy that will exist in perpetuity and with the potential for other institutions to participate, further enabling growth in the size and impact of the fund. This Fund will be seeded with a £100 million commitment from the Church Commissioners.
Despite recent press speculation, the Church Commissioners has no plans to increase its contribution to the Fund over the planned funding period. It is hoped that growth in the impact fund will also enable grant funding for projects focused on improving opportunities for communities impacted by historic African chattel enslavement.
The Church Commissioners have also committed to undertake further research, including into the Church Commissioners' history, supporting dioceses and parishes to research and address their historic links with African chattel enslavement, and sharing best practices with other organisations researching their enslavement legacies.
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: The CMA at 10: Past reflections and a look ahead to the next decade of promoting competition and protecting consumersFound: For Europe and the UK, cf. the Commission Guidelines on the effect on trade concept 33 these cartels
Mentions:
1: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) The sector reference group should include representatives of all the creative industry trade unions to - Speech Link
2: Tweed, Evelyn (SNP - Stirling) Some of those connections might be a result of Scotland’s role in the transatlantic trade of enslaved - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Mar. 27 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: Still the most important transatlantic institution when it comes to setting standards is the NATO
Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Committee: Liaison Committee (Commons)Found: Chair: Next is Liam Byrne, for the Business and Trade Committee.
Oral Evidence Mar. 25 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s economic securityFound: Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger: I am a senior research fellow in international trade at the University of
Oral Evidence Mar. 25 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s economic securityFound: Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger: I am a senior research fellow in international trade at the University of
Mentions:
1: Earl of Sandwich (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Now that we have entered a trade agreement with India, albeit that it is stalled at the moment, can the - Speech Link
2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) Given the Minister’s extensive interest and work in this area, could he update the House on what transatlantic - Speech Link
Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Mayor of London concerning the location of the memorial for victims of the transatlantic slave trade.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
His Majesty’s Government has had no discussions with the Mayor of London concerning this matter. At the recent Budget, HM Government provided £10 million to National Museums Liverpool, to help in part with its planned expansion of the International Slavery Museum.