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Foreign Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Foreign Affairs Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and other bodies associated with the Foreign Office and within the Committee's remit, including the British Council. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsForeign.

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6 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 24 February 2025
Opened 15 January 2025
Soft power: a strategy for UK success?
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 3 March 2025
Opened 8 January 2025
The work of the British Council
Opened 20 December 2024
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Opened 25 November 2024
Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Opened 6 November 2024
The future of the BBC World Service
Opened 5 November 2024

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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New inquiry: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
The Foreign Affairs Committee has today launched a new inquiry into the threat that disinformation campaigns pose to the UK and UK interests.
15 January 2025
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Foreign Affairs Committee: What is the FCDO’s plan B in Gaza?
The Foreign Affairs Committee is today (Tuesday 14 January) publishing three letters received by the Committee – one from UNRWA and two from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – as part of its inquiry into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
14 January 2025
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Inquiry launch: Soft power: a strategy for UK success?
Today the Foreign Affairs Committee announces a new inquiry into the extent and effectiveness of the UK’s soft power.
8 January 2025

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 28 January 2025
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
The situation in Syria - Oral evidence 28 January 2025
2:00pm
  • Dr Lina Khatib (Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House)
  • Simon Collis (Former UK Ambassador to Iraq, Syria and Qatar at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO))
3:15pm
  • Richard Barrett CMG OBE (former Director of Counter-terrorism at MI6, and former head of the UN al-Qaeda/Taliban Monitoring Team at United Nations)
  • Paul Jordan (Head of Responding to Security Crises at European Institute of Peace)
  • Professor Harmonie Toros (Professor in Politics and International Relations at University of Reading)
TBC
Monday 27 January 2025
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Oral evidence 27 January 2025
TBC

Latest publications

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Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to hostages held by Hamas, dated 08/01/2025 and 13/12/2024
Inquiry The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, dated 08/01/2025 and 18/12/2024
Inquiry The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Correspondence
Correspondence from UNRWA relating to Israel-Palestine, dated 06/01/2025
Inquiry The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Correspondence

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Contact us

  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4050 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 or facmedia@parliament.uk (media enquiries)
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA