Committees

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.

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

Reports and government responses

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Third Report: Flying Home: The FCO’s consular response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Inquiry Coronavirus: FCO response
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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Second Report: Merging success: Bringing together the FCO and DFID
Inquiry FCO-DFID merger
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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First Report: Viral Immunity—The FCO’s role in building a coalition against COVID-19
Inquiry Coronavirus: FCO response
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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Third Special Report: Viral Immunity—The FCO’s role in building a coalition against COVID-19:Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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22 September 2020
Inquiry The FCO and the Integrated Review
Witnesses Koji Tsuruoka (Former Ambassador to the UK, former Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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22 September 2020
Inquiry The FCO and the Integrated Review
Witnesses Ambassador-at-Large Prof. Chan Heng Chee (Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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15 September 2020
Inquiry The UK’s role in strengthening multilateral organisations
Witnesses Dr David Nabarro (Co-Director and Chair of Global Health at Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London), and Professor Ilona Kickbusch (Independent Global Health Consultant)
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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Written evidence

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The FCO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK
Witnesses Dr Jan Knoerich (Senior Lecturer in the Economy of China at King's College London)
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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The FCO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK
Witnesses Professor Chris Hankin (Professor of Computing Science at Imperial College London)
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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The FCO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK
Witnesses Photonics Leadership Group
Committees Foreign Affairs Committee
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
51 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
2 published
Special Report
Special Reports are agreed formally by a committee and published by order of the House. They often include a Government Response to an earlier Report by the Committee.
5 published

Contact us

  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6106 (General Enquiries) | 020 7219 8878 (Media Enquiries)
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA