Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 130827, when the (a) prioritisation exercise will be completed and (b) results of that exercise will be published.

The Prime Minister has set an ambitious agenda to increase UK impact overseas through closer integration of cross-Government activity. This includes all UK Missions working to a single, whole-of-government set of objectives for which the Head of Mission (HoM) is fully accountable. Whole-of-Government Country Plans will be crucial to delivering coherent, consistent and impactful international work. Ministers will be engaged during February and March so plans can be implemented in financial year 2021/22. We will confirm plans to publish in due course.