Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Inquiry by the Foreign Affairs Committee, 6 November 2024. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

1st Report - The appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States (9 July 2026)
3rd Special Report - The appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States: Government Response (16 October 2026)

Evidence sessions

18 November 2024: Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Corin Robertson, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Tim Jones, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
27 November 2024: Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Mr David Lammy, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
8 July 2025: The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
8 July 2025: Nick Dyer, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Tim Jones, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
3 November 2025: Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Cabinet Office
9 December 2025: Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office; Nick Dyer, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office; Tim Jones, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
16 December 2025: Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Yvette Cooper, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
21 April 2026: Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
23 April 2026: Catherine Little CB, Civil Service; Catherine Little CB, Cabinet Office
28 April 2026: Sir Philip Barton GCMG OBE, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
29 April 2026: Morgan McSweeney
14 July 2026: Rt Hon Yvette Cooper, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Nick Dyer, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office