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Third Report - Sovereignty for sale: the FCDO’s role in protecting strategic British assets
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 197
Published 14 July 2021
Government response
Fourth Special Report - Government response to the Committee's Third Report: Sovereignty for sale: the FCDO's role in protecting strategic British assets · published 25 Oct 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Rejected
We recommend that 10 percent of Investment Security Unit staff should be secondees from FCDO,...
Recommendation
We recommend that 10 percent of Investment Security Unit staff should be secondees from FCDO, to ensure that FCDO expertise can be drawn upon on a day-to-day basis. (Paragraph 44) Cooperation with like-minded partners and allies
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the specific recommendation to mandate 10% FCDO secondees, stating it is not necessary as the ISU already draws on relevant expertise across government and FCDO has a dedicated team for coordination.
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Recommendation
Rejected
We recommend that the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Intelligence and Security Committee and...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Intelligence and Security Committee and Science and Technology Committees are also provided with private briefings on the activities of the ISU on Privy Council terms, to ensure that Government decisions …
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Government Response Summary
The government believes the BEIS Select Committee is the primary body for ISU oversight and will ensure other relevant committees are appropriately informed, but does not accept the recommendation for specific private bi-annual briefings for the named committee chairs.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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