On 13 December, during a Parliamentary debate on the bicentenary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade, Under-Secretary of State David Lammy MP stated 2007 was "a timely opportunity for the people ... to recognise the reality of the Transatlantic Slave Trade ... and the role of ordinary people, alongside other Britons, Africans and Caribbean people to help bring slavery to an end....

"I want to ensure that we make the links between the concerns for justice that were present 200 years ago and our current concerns to tackle modern-day slavery .... the bicentenary in 2007 offers a chance for the country to make a collective commitment to ensure that in another 200 years, no one should feel the need to express the same level of regret for our actions today."

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