Seventh Report - Guns for gold: the Wagner Network exposed

Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee HC 167 26 July 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 39 items (19 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 39 of 39 classified)
Accepted 23
Accepted in Part 7
Acknowledged 4
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 2
Clear

Recommendations

2 results
18 Rejected
Para 59
Establish a regular mechanism for coordinating Wagner-linked sanctions with US and EU partners.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government establishes a specific and regular mechanism for coordinating with the United States and the European Union over Wagner- linked sanctions; it should report back to us on what these mechanisms are, and how frequently and … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government explicitly rejects the recommendation, stating that strong coordination mechanisms are already in place with the EU and US, including frequent working-level engagement, a quarterly bilateral format with the EU, and a newly established UK-U.S. Strategic Sanctions Dialogue.
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27 Rejected
Para 72
Revive commitments to 50% ODA for fragile states and 0.7% GNI for ODA.
Recommendation
The Government should revive its previous commitment to channel 50% of Official Development Assistance to fragile and conflict-affected countries and regions. The Government should also revive its 2019 manifesto commitment to spending 0.7% of the UK’s Gross National Income on … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government has no plans to reintroduce the commitment to channel 50% of ODA to fragile and conflict-affected states. It remains committed to spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA once specific fiscal tests are met, which are currently not satisfied.
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