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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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
6 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Rejected
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: …
Government fails to define clear long-term objectives for its Indo-Pacific Tilt policy.
The Indo-Pacific Tilt served to confirm an existing trend of increasing engagement with countries in the Indo-Pacific region and demonstrated the intent of Government to persist with and deepen this engagement in the long term. However, there has been no … Read more
Government Response
The government disagrees with the committee's assessment that it has not clearly set out its long-term objectives for the Indo-Pacific Tilt, citing previous Integrated Reviews and ministerial speeches, and states it is increasing strategic communications resources in the region.
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20 Conclusion Rejected
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: …
Explain rationale and method for separating contentious and cooperative issues with China.
We welcome the Government’s China policy statement in general terms in the Refresh. However, this policy now needs to be fleshed out so that practitioners such as academics and businesspeople can be fully aware of the limits within which they … Read more
Government Response
The government states there is no need to publish an additional China Strategy to flesh out its policy, reiterating its existing approach of protecting national security, aligning with allies, and engaging where in UK interests, coordinated by the National Security Secretariat.
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36 Conclusion Rejected
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: …
Prioritising trade over human rights, enabling violations and consumer complicity, is unacceptable.
It is unacceptable that trade should be prioritised over human rights to the extent that states that regularly violate human rights can continue to do so unsanctioned and our consumers, wittingly or unwittingly, participate indirectly by buying products made in … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees with the committee's conclusion, stating that trade is not being prioritised over human rights and outlining existing measures to address human rights violations in supply chains.
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49 Conclusion Rejected
Eighth Report - Tilting horizons: …
UK's "One China" policy requires better understanding across Whitehall for appropriate Taiwan engagement.
[The UK’s “One China” policy is not the same as China’s “One China” principle. Rather than agreeing to China’s claim to Taiwan, the UK, like other liberal democracies, merely acknowledges Beijing’s position.] This policy of acknowledgment needs to be better … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees with the recommendation, stating it does not intend to publish an additional China Strategy, as its approach is already outlined in the Integrated Review Refresh and the former Foreign Secretary’s Mansion House Speech.
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51 Conclusion Rejected
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Identify meaningful activities and red lines for deterrence diplomacy to protect Taiwan's self-determination
The UK Government must identify meaningful activities, and red lines, that enable it to shape and pursue an effective policy of deterrence diplomacy to contribute to 72 Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific the protection of the right … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees with the recommendation, stating it will not publish an additional China Strategy to identify specific deterrence diplomacy activities or red lines for Taiwan, instead relying on its existing Integrated Review Refresh and Mansion House Speech approach to China.
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63 Recommendation Rejected
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Set deadline for India-UK FTA and negotiate supply chain agreements with India.
We recommend that the Government set a deadline for the early conclusion of negotiations on the India-UK FTA. Unless already included in the FTA, the Government should also consider negotiating agreements with India similar to the UK-Australia supply chain and … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects setting a deadline for the India-UK FTA, stating it will only sign a deal in the UK's best interests. It acknowledges the importance of resilient supply chains and existing trade/cooperation with India on manufacturing, but does not commit to new specific agreements with India or address maritime security cooperation.
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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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