International Development Committee

Commons select committee, since 14 July 1997. Its page on the Parliament website.

The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to scrutinise the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in respect of aid policy, and the expenditure of Official Development Assistance across UK government departments.

Inquiries

• The work of the Minister for International Development (2 September 2026)
• The UK and the Sahel (13 July 2026)
• The Humanitarian Situation in Yemen (7 July 2026)
• Global Health (30 June 2026)
• The Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan (29 June 2026)
• UK response to atrocity and conflict prevention and the role of the Integrated Security Fund (16 June 2026)
• The situation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem (3 June 2026 to 14 July 2026)
• The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2 April 2026 to 21 April 2026)
• Post-Assad Syria: development challenges and opportunities (10 March 2026 to 17 March 2026)
• FCDO's approach to higher education and research partnerships (4 March 2026)
• The UK and Jamaica: Preparing for and Responding to Climate Crises (26 January 2026 to 10 February 2026)
• The UK’s International Climate Finance (3 December 2025)
• FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 (1 December 2025 to 9 December 2025)
• The work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) (20 October 2025 to 4 November 2025)
• Future of UK aid and development assistance (15 September 2025 to 8 July 2026)
• The UK’s development partnership with Nigeria (17 July 2025 to 22 September 2026)
• Global Health Challenges and the UK (1 July 2025 to 15 July 2025)
• Integrated Security Fund (12 May 2025 to 20 May 2025)
• Aid for community-led energy (8 April 2025 to 22 January 2026)
• Women, peace and security (7 March 2025 to 10 June 2026)
• The development work of the FCDO (18 December 2024 to 16 July 2025)
• The FCDO's approach to displaced people (9 December 2024 to 17 September 2025)
• Humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law (4 December 2024 to 5 September 2025)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (19 November 2024 to 16 December 2024)
• The situation in Sudan (18 November 2024 to 24 February 2026)
• The FCDO's approach to value for money (13 November 2024 to 11 February 2026)
• The future of the BBC World Service (5 November 2024 to 9 September 2025)
• In Development (5 November 2024 to 20 March 2025)
• The humanitarian situation in Gaza (4 November 2024 to 12 November 2024)
• The future of the BBC World Service (23 April 2024 to 24 March 2025)
• The humanitarian situation in Sudan (17 April 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• Alternative Financing Options for International Development (28 February 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• FCDO and civil societies (28 February 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) Synthesis Review (9 January 2024 to 16 January 2024)
• FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (27 November 2023 to 5 December 2023)
• Humanitarian situation in Gaza (6 November 2023 to 23 May 2024)
• The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger (20 October 2023 to 9 June 2025)
• FCDO and disability-inclusive development (12 July 2023 to 23 May 2024)
• Sudan: Humanitarian crisis (9 May 2023 to 12 July 2023)
• UK Small Island Developing States Strategy (18 April 2023 to 23 May 2024)
• Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) (22 March 2023 to 12 July 2023)
• FCDO’s approach to sexual and reproductive health (7 March 2023 to 21 May 2024)
• WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) (20 February 2023 to 12 July 2023)
• Situation for women and girls in Afghanistan (20 January 2023 to 23 May 2023)
• Aid spending in the UK (15 November 2022 to 22 May 2023)
• Ukraine: Humanitarian assistance (10 November 2022 to 29 November 2022)
• Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions (9 November 2022 to 7 December 2023)
• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Annual Report and Accounts (5 October 2022 to 18 October 2022)
• Horn of Africa: Hunger (30 August 2022 to 8 November 2022)
• Food insecurity (1 July 2022 to 8 March 2023)
• ICAI’s review of the UK’s approach to safeguarding in the humanitarian sector (16 June 2022 to 28 June 2022)
• UK aid for refugee host countries (15 June 2022 to 20 October 2023)
• Debt relief in low-income countries (20 April 2022 to 8 June 2023)
• UK aid spending alignment with Paris Agreement (1 February 2022 to 23 February 2022)
• Extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals (26 November 2021 to 23 May 2023)
• Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach (26 November 2021 to 8 March 2023)
• Afghanistan (23 November 2021 to 17 October 2022)
• UK aid for improving nutrition (18 October 2021 to 26 October 2021)
• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Annual Report and Accounts (21 September 2021 to 5 October 2022)
• ICAI’s performance 2020-21 and Follow-up Review of 2019-2020 reports (6 September 2021 to 15 September 2021)

Organisations it has heard from most

• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (45)
• Independent Commission for Aid Impact (9)
• Norwegian Refugee Council (5)
• World Food Programme (5)
• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (4)
• International Rescue Committee (4)
• Save the Children (4)
• UNICEF (4)
• Bond (3)
• British International Investment (3)
• CARE International UK (3)
• CDC Group (3)
• Center for Global Development (3)
• Medical Aid for Palestinians (3)
• Mercy Corps (3)