Church and slavery

SIR – It is reported that the number of people identified as victims of modern slavery in the United Kingdom has been rising year on year, with over 12,000 people referred to the authorities in 2021. The real number of people trapped in slavery is estimated to be as high as 130,000.

I suggest that Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, spends the Church of England’s surplus £100million on relieving the sufferings of these people rather than virtue-signalling about the past wrongs of slavery (Letters, January 14). Neil Meaden

Salisbury, Wiltshire