The FCDO and the Integrated Review

Foreign Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Mar 2020 Closed: 13 Jan 2021 Parliament page
When the Government announced the ‘Integrated Review of foreign policy, defence, security and development’ in February 2020, it was described as the largest foreign-policy review since the Cold War: examining the UK’s objectives abroad, and aiming to establish the country as a “problem-solving and burden-sharing nation”. The Review, according to … Read more
7 Recommendations
12 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
1 Letter
5 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
13 Jan
2021
Report published
22 Oct
2020
Report published
22 Sep
2020
Oral evidence
21 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
14 Jul
2020
Correspondence
18 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
9 Jun
2020
Formal meeting · Virtual meeting
19 May
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
22 Sep 2020
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Ambassador-at-Large Prof. Chan Heng Chee Koji Tsuruoka
21 Jul 2020
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THE FCO AND THE INTEGRATED REVIEW
Juan Manuel Santos Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
18 Jun 2020
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The FCO and the Integrated Review
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
19 May 2020
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The implications of Covid-19 for the Integrated Review
Rt Hon Lord Hague of Richmond · Foreign and Commonwealth Office Samantha Power · United Nations
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report: A brave new Britain? The future of the UK’s inter… HC 380 22 Oct 2020 19 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
13 Recommendation Not Addressed
Fourth Report: A brave new Britain…
The UK intends to prioritise its promotion of trade, and trade policy has the capacity...
The UK intends to prioritise its promotion of trade, and trade policy has the capacity to become a significant aspect of the UK’s international influence. But, if it is not coordinated with other UK priorities abroad, then the elevation of … Read more
Government Response
The government's response discusses its commitment to strong ties with European states and its prioritization of the Indo-Pacific region, detailing initiatives like pursuing ASEAN Dialogue Partnership status and CPTPP accession. However, it entirely fails to address the recommendation for deeper strategic coordination between the Department for International Trade and the FCDO to ensure policy coherence.
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14 Recommendation Not Addressed
Fourth Report: A brave new Britain…
We recommend that, as part of its problem-solving and burden sharing role, the FCDO prioritises...
We recommend that, as part of its problem-solving and burden sharing role, the FCDO prioritises mediation, conflict resolution, and atrocity prevention. And we recommend that the Government equips the FCDO with an enhanced and institutionalised capability to coordinate with the … Read more
Government Response
The government response does not address the recommendation to prioritise mediation, conflict resolution, and atrocity prevention, nor to enhance FCDO and Ministry of Defence coordination in this area. Instead, it vaguely references other reforms and discusses the role of UK Trade Commissioners and the Integrated Review's focus on trade.
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19 Recommendation Not Addressed
Fourth Report: A brave new Britain…
We recommend that: i) The UK use its convening power and thought leadership to seek...
We recommend that: i) The UK use its convening power and thought leadership to seek agreement for regulations relating to frontier sectors such as emerging technologies, the cyber and space domains: mitigating threats by agreeing standards and allowing states instead … Read more
Government Response
The government response explicitly states agreement but then discusses climate change and global health security, failing to address the recommendation regarding the UK's role in regulating frontier technologies, cyber, space domains, or establishing diplomatic missions to tech companies.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Government Response AI assessment · 19 of 7 classified
Accepted 3
Acknowledged 11
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 1
Total 7 recs + 12 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
14 Jul 2020 Joint Correspondence to the Prime Minister, concerning the Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review
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