Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

(asked on 23rd March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to extend the timescale of the integrated review of foreign policy, defence, security and international development as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 21st April 2020

As Parliament rose earlier than planned and the first day for answer of this PQ was after the Easter recess, due to the pace of developments during the COVID-19 crisis, I submitted a response by email on 27 March, with the following response. The Table Office have agreed this approach.

We have diverted resources from across government and the civil service to work on Covid-19, scaling back efforts on the Integrated Review. We will provide an update on timing in due course.

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