Ministers have suggested that the merger will deliver better value for money on overseas spending of UK taxpayer money, but have not clarified how this greater value will be delivered. The Government should provide a detailed explanation of how this merger will provide greater value for money on spending, and how it reached this conclusion in the absence of the findings of the Integrated Review.

Ministers have suggested that the merger will deliver better value for money on overseas spending of UK taxpayer money, but have not clarified how this greater value will be delivered. The Government should provide a detailed explanation of how this merger will provide greater value for money on spending, and how it reached this conclusion in the absence of the findings of the Integrated Review. Type: recommendation | Number: 14 | Paragraph: 34 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: There may be cost savings in the long term as a result of using resources more effectively and efficiently, but this is not the primary goal of this merger. As the Prime Minster outlined in his 16 July statement to the Parliament, the purpose behind the creation of the FCDO is to ensure that the UK’