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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.

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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11 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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The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations
Opened 1 April 2022
The Wagner Group and beyond: proxy Private Military Companies
Opened 30 March 2022
Use of strategic lawsuits against public participation
Opened 7 March 2022
Responding to illicit and emerging finance
Opened 1 February 2022
The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response
Opened 24 January 2022
Government policy on Afghanistan
Report:
Published
On 24 May 2022
Govt. response:
Due by
On 24 July 2022
Opened 1 September 2021
Implementing the Integrated Review: Tilt to the Indo-Pacific
Opened 22 July 2021
Implementing the Integrated Review in Nigeria
Report:
Published
On 29 April 2022
Govt. response:
Due by
On 29 June 2022
Opened 28 April 2021
Tech and the future of UK foreign policy
Opened 8 March 2021
The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK
Report:
Published
On 5 April 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 28 April 2022
Opened 7 April 2020
Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Opened 16 March 2020

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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Committee Corridor: House of Commons podcast considers continuing crisis in Afghanistan
Host Tom Tugendhat MP is joined by Professor Michael Semple, an acclaimed expert on Afghanistan and south Asia
26 May 2022
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Systemic failures of leadership, planning and preparation: MPs slam Government role in UK withdrawal from Afghanistan
Committee publishes their report Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan
24 May 2022
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Former Foreign Office ministers, Jeremy Hunt MP and Alistair Burt, questioned by MPs
The session is part of the Committee's inquiry into the FCDO's approach to state level hostage situations
16 May 2022

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (private meeting)
7 June 2022 - 2pm to 4:30pm
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Correspondence with the Minister for Safeguarding relating to the Istanbul Convention, dated 19/05/2022
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Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol, dated 17/05/2022
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Correspondence from the Permanent Under-Secretary relating to the FCDO’s internal Afghanistan Crisis ‘Lessons Learned’ review, dated 09/03/2022
Inquiry Government policy on Afghanistan
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Contact us

  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6106 (General Enquiries) | 075 6243 5286 (Media Enquiries)
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA