Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Rejected
Paragraph: 69
We recommend that the Government appoints a Minister for Development with responsibility for the totality...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government appoints a Minister for Development with responsibility for the totality of the UK’s aid spend, and that this Minister attends Cabinet. We also recommend that this Minister attends the National Security Council.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation to appoint a dedicated Minister for Development who attends Cabinet and the National Security Council, stating that the Foreign Secretary is currently responsible for development and aid spend.
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Paragraph Reference:
69
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
The Foreign Secretary is responsible for development and aid spend.
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