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Church of England: Slavery

Asked by Katie LamConservativeChurch CommissionersTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 47115

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church Commissioners have for the release of public information on (a) the structure of the Project Spire fund and (b) its statutory authority.

Answered by Marsha De Cordova

The Church Commissioners have sought, and continue to seek, to keep the public informed about their research findings and their response to these findings through reports on their webpage, including a regularly updated Frequently Asked Questions section, stakeholder engagement sessions online and in-person, routinely answered correspondence, and published articles; including topics such as the structure of the proposed Fund of Healing, Repair and Justice – as that develops – and such statutory authority as the Church Commissioners may obtain

https://www.churchofengland.org/historic-links-to-enslavement

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