Submitted on Saturday 8th February 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 25th March 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Stop David Lammy paying reparations to the Carribean
Stop reparations. We have payed enough in stopping slavery.
Because it will bankrupt the country and will put an even bigger burden on generations to come. It could also open the floodgates to more countries wanting reparations.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
In response to a parliamentary question on 25 February, the responding Minister outlined that the Government would not be making cash transfers and payments for slavery reparations to the Caribbean.
You can read this on Hansard, the official report of all Parliamentary debates:
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-02-25/debates/AE9BC1F2-C7FD-4157-A9FC-92AD7303693F/HistoricSlaveryReparations#contribution-8A398EA0-030E-4447-86CE-70D0777ADE9A
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