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.
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
Latest news
How stable is the post-Assad coalition? Foreign Affairs Committee to hold session on Syria
The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a one-off evidence session on the situation in Syria, at 2pm on Tuesday 28 January.
24 January 2025
MPs to hear from grassroot organisations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Foreign Affairs Committee continues its inquiry into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hearing from grassroot organisations working in Israel and Palestine on Monday 27 January, at 2pm.
24 January 2025
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
Upcoming events
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 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)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday
27 January 2025
1:30pm
Private
2:00pm
Public
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Oral evidence
27 January 2025
2:00pm
- Robi Damelin (Spokesperson and International Relations Manager at Parents Circle Families Forum)
- Bassam Aramin (Spokesperson and International Relations Manager at Parents Circle Families Forum)
- Rula Daood (National Co-director at Standing Together)
- Alon-Lee Green (National Co-director at Standing Together)
3:00pm
- John Lyndon (Executive Director at Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP))
- Shahira Shalaby (Co-CEO at The Abraham Initiatives)
- Amnon Be’eri Sulitzeanu (Co-CEO at The Abraham Initiatives)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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