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
1 result
Clear
7 Conclusion Rejected
Fourth Report: A brave new Britain…
It has also lacked confidence.
It has also lacked confidence. Our contributors the world over were clear that the UK has recently appeared less ambitious and more absent in its global role
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees with the committee's observation that the UK has lacked confidence or ambition, asserting its goal to maximise international impact through integrated operations and the FCDO merger.
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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