Implementing the Integrated Review: Tilt to the Indo-Pacific

Foreign Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 22 Jul 2021 Closed: 29 May 2024 Parliament page
This inquiry will explore the questions raised by the ‘Tilt to the Indo-Pacific’ announced in the Integrated Review. By answering country specific and broader regional questions, the inquiry will identify the main opportunities and challenges for the UK’s realignment to the Indo-Pacific region and deliver recommendations for maximising its influence … Read more
32 Recommendations
35 Conclusions
1 Report
7 Oral sessions
4 Letters
7 Events
Activity timeline 20 events
22 Mar
2024
Report published
30 Aug
2023
Report published
19 Jul
2023
Correspondence
12 Jun
2023
Oral evidence
12 Jun
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
10 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
10 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
22 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
22 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
5 Jul
2022
Oral evidence
5 Jul
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
16 Jun
2022
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 7 sessions
12 Jun 2023
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Rt Hon James Cleverly · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
10 Jan 2023
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Aman Hingorani · Supreme Court of India Asoke Mukerji Garima Mohan · The German Marshall Fund of the United States Mosharraf Zaidi · Tabadlab Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG Walter Ladwig III · King's College London
22 Nov 2022
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Aaron Connelly · International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Ben Bland · Chatham House Gregory Poling · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C. Jurgen Haacke · London School of Economics (LSE) Patrick Abbot · NIRAS Development Consulting Shafiah Muhibat · Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta
5 Jul 2022
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Bill Emmott · The Economist Dr Alessio Patalano · Kings College London Dr Jamie Collier · Mandiant Mihoko Matsubara · NTT Corporation Robert Ward · International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
16 Nov 2021
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Dr Alessio Patalano · Kings College London Jason Hsu Michael Reilly · Global Taiwan Institute
26 Oct 2021
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Dr Jack Holland · University of Leeds Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
26 Oct 2021
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Professor Rory Medcalf · Crawford School of Public Policy
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the … HC 172 30 Aug 2023 67 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
10 results
Clear
4 Conclusion Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: …
Refresh pragmatically focuses on Euro-Atlantic and establishes Indo-Pacific as permanent policy pillar.
We welcome the realistic and pragmatic response in the Refresh to recent geopolitical events and trends, in particular the primary focus on the Euro-Atlantic and the establishment of the Indo-Pacific as a permanent pillar of the UK’s international policy. Read more
Government Response
The government agrees that the Indo-Pacific must be a long-term and enduring aspect of UK international policy, compatible with the Euro-Atlantic remaining a core priority.
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7 Conclusion Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: …
Permanent rebalancing of foreign policy through the Tilt remains unproven without sustained prioritisation.
It is not yet clear whether the Tilt has achieved a permanent rebalancing of UK foreign policy. It will only have done so if prioritisation is maintained consistently over a long period during which relationships can be built and sustained … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees the Indo-Pacific is a long-term and enduring aspect of UK international policy, asserting that it now forms a permanent pillar of policy, thus addressing the committee's point about clarity on rebalancing.
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11 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Increase transparency on extent and distribution of additional Indo-Pacific capability funding.
The continuing high priority of the Indo-Pacific in the 2023 Refresh should be matched by a commensurately expanded resource allocation to ensure delivery. While welcoming the doubling of spending on China-facing capability and the £20 million more for the BBC … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees that the Indo-Pacific is a long-term and enduring aspect of UK international policy, critical to the economy and security, but does not provide details on expanded resource allocation or increased transparency.
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12 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Explain Indo-Pacific prioritisation translated into long-term FCDO budget and diplomatic post allocation.
The Government should now explain how its prioritisation of the Indo-Pacific region will be translated into long-term resource allocation, for example in a reallocation of FCDO budget towards the Indo-Pacific and an increase in the number of diplomatic posts in … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees the Indo-Pacific is a long-term priority and critical for the UK, but it does not explain how this prioritisation will translate into long-term resource allocation, budget reallocation, or an increase in diplomatic posts in the region as requested.
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23 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Society's pillars face autocratic attacks, necessitating a comprehensive, integrated national defence strategy.
We must recognise that all pillars of society are under attack from autocracies and that our resulting defence against them must be a defence of all of our society.
Government Response
The government's response discusses its zero-tolerance approach to transnational repression and efforts to build resilience against economic coercion, thereby implicitly acknowledging societal threats, but does not explicitly address the broad conclusion on defending all pillars of society.
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26 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Establish a central CNI list to improve coordination and clarify priority areas.
Cross-government and external agency coordination in mitigating the risk of technological dependence on China is uneven and disjointed. The Government should create a central CNI list to improve coordination and clarify areas of priority. With the technology sector now dominated … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the need for CNI resilience and states it is developing a Critical National Infrastructure Resilience Strategy. However, it does not explicitly commit to creating a central CNI list to improve coordination as recommended.
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32 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Free and Open Indo-Pacific" provides vital basis for cooperation and upholding shared values.
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific is the right basis for cooperation between widely differing countries in the region on common policy areas, as it establishes basic principles on which like-minded countries can agree and then move on to fashion shared … Read more
Government Response
The government agreed with the objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific and stated it is a clear, critical, and enduring aspect of the UK's international policy.
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50 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Existing UK cooperation with Taiwan builds resilience and supports peaceful objectives
The UK needs to build on its existing cooperation with Taiwan and with like-minded partner countries to help achieve Taiwan’s peaceful objectives and strengthen its resilience. This is not a threat to the CCP, but a friendship with a fellow … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation to build on existing cooperation with Taiwan and like-minded partners, citing ongoing contact with G7, efforts to promote British firms, and work on supply chain resilience through the Semiconductor Strategy.
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55 Conclusion Acknowledged
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UK-Japan Digital Partnership signed and welcomed for enhanced cooperation
We welcome the UK-Japan Digital Partnership signed in December 2022, under which the two countries will cooperate more closely in 14 areas.
Government Response
The government agrees with the committee's welcome of the UK-Japan Digital Partnership, highlighting its contributions to app security, a new Semiconductors Partnership via the Hiroshima Accord, and the renewal of the Science and Technology Agreement.
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56 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Bilateral cooperation frameworks and agreements with South Korea and Singapore welcomed
We also welcome the signing of the UK-Republic of Korea bilateral framework of cooperation in June 2022 and the July 2022 data adequacy agreement signed between the UK and the Republic of Korea, as well as the February 2022 Digital … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the committee's welcome, highlighting the signing of the UK-ROK Downing Street Accord, the launch of a new Digital Partnership to strengthen cooperation, and the data bridge regulation with the Republic of Korea coming into effect in December 2022.
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Government Response AI assessment · 67 of 32 classified
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 12
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 20
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 6
Total 32 recs + 35 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
19 Jul 2023 Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary following up on the FAC oral evidence session on 12 June - Indo-Pacific Tilt, dated 13/07/2023
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16 Jun 2022 Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to Taiwan, dated 26/05/2022 and 11/05/2022
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19 May 2022 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to Taiwan, dated 11/05/2022
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19 May 2022 From committee Letter to the Director General of the World Health Organization relating to Taiwan, dated 10/05/2022
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