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<p>This Government is unashamed in believing that its job is to promote British influence
around the world, to try to change the world for the better, and to get best value
for the British taxpayer who spends so generously to help others. This change will
help us do that.</p><p>Our reputation as a world leader on development issues comes
from three things: our thought leadership; the scale and quality of UK development
programmes; and excellence of our analysis, long term perspective and staff. None
of these will change with the creation of the FCDO, but our development work will
now be better aligned with foreign policy and the broad UK national interest. It should
make our development work even more effective. DFID has been a more effective spender
of aid than any other Government department – that expertise must be brought into
the centre of the new department.</p><p>The work of UK Aid to reduce poverty will
remain central to the new department’s mission and we will continue to be guided by
our responsibilities under the International Development Act.</p>
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