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.

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. Type: recommendation | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 10 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 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 countri