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Committee news
Committee launches new inquiry on Xinjiang Detention Camps
Committee launches an inquiry into the Xinjiang detention camps
16 September 2020
FAC holds session on FCDO’s role strengthening and learning from the WHO post-Covid
Foreign Affairs Committee examines the WHO’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
11 September 2020
Foreign Affairs Committee to hold evidence session on foreign asset stripping
Foreign Affairs Committee holds second evidence session as part of its inquiry into foreign asset stripping.
4 September 2020
Report on FCO's Consular Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic published
Foreign Affairs Committee report finds that “too many UK citizens were not provided with the support that they should reasonably expect”
28 July 2020
FCO-DFID merger: strategic focus and effective leadership key, report says
Foreign Affairs Committee publishes its report on the two departments merger
23 July 2020
The UK's role in strengthening multilateral organisations inquiry launched and evidence session announced
Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into the UK's role in strengthening multilateral organisations and announces its first evidence session
22 June 2020
FCO is not doing enough to secure a clear and transparent global response to pandemic
Foreign Affairs Committee publishes Government Response to its report 'Viral Immunity—The FCO's role in building a coalition against COVID-19'
16 June 2020
How the FCO is viewed and valued abroad examined
Foreign Affairs Committee hears from witnesses with a background as senior diplomats or politicians in their nations
5 June 2020
CANZUK leaders to request Special Envoy for Hong Kong
Chairs of CANZUK FACs ask UN and Prime Ministers to establish Special Envoy in response to China-Hong Kong crisis
3 June 2020
Impact of Covid-19 on the Integrated Review and UK foreign policy examined
Foreign Affairs Committee considers how the Covid-19 crisis has changed the world in which the UK is seeking to define a new role for itself
15 May 2020
Specialist Adviser – Asset Stripping
Foreign Affairs invites expressions of interest from individuals interested in being a specialist adviser
6 May 2020
Imagination Technologies questioned in FCO's role in blocking foreign asset stripping inquiry
Foreign Affairs Committee examines the importance of Imagination's intellectual property to UK national security
1 May 2020
Foreign Office officials questioned on response to Coronavirus
Foreign Affairs Committee hears from the Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service on the FCO's response to Coronavirus
20 April 2020
Red light: The FCO's role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK inquiry
Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into FCO's role in blocking foreign asset stripping of UK companies
8 April 2020
The world's experts must stand together in the fight against coronavirus
Foreign Affairs Committee publishes report on the FCO's role in building a coalition against COVID-19
6 April 2020
Foreign Affairs Committee calls for stories of those stranded abroad due to COVID-19
The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for personal stories from Britons
1 April 2020
Coronavirus spread shows the hazard of suppressing the truth
Foreign Affairs committee publishes Government response to its Report on global media freedom
30 March 2020
Environmental Diplomacy inquiry launched
Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into the FCO's environmental diplomacy strategy
27 March 2020
FCO and the Integrated Review inquiry launched
Foreign Affairs Committee calls for evidence
23 March 2020
Dominic Raab MP questioned on the work of his Department
Foreign Affairs Committee hears from the Foreign Secretary on a range of issues
16 March 2020