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Recommendation 2
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For the Government to deliver on its stated aim of more accountable development spending with...
Recommendation
For the Government to deliver on its stated aim of more accountable development spending with a greater focus on the national interest, it should establish and deliver on a clear strategy for communicating its interpretation of the ‘national interest’ to Parliament, institute regular reporting to Parliament, and be explicit in the ways in which the FCDO will help deliver it.
Paragraph Reference:
10
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
At the heart of the Integrated Review is the Government’s commitment to ensure that UK’s international and national security policy should deliver for our people and be firmly rooted in our national interests. As the PM has said, this merger will empower the Foreign Secretary to decide which countries receive British aid while delivering a single UK strategy for each country. We will continue to look at how this money can be spent most effectively in our national interest, both during and beyond the Integrated Review and the Comprehensive Spending Review. Like any Government department, the FCDO, its Secretary of State and its Ministers will be answerable to, and report to Parliament, through the usual methods of parliamentary scrutiny.