Committees

International Development Committee

Commons Select Committee

The International Development Committee (IDC) was established to scrutinise the spending, administration and policies of the Department for International Development (DFID) and monitors the expenditure of Official Development Assistance (ODA) by other UK government departments.

Since 1 September 2020, DFID and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have been merged to form the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The IDC continues to be responsible for scrutiny of UK aid and ODA expenditure, including by the FCDO, and taking forward the work of the Independent Commission on Aid Impact (ICAI).

You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsIDC 

International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

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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10 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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Aid spending in the UK
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 15 December 2022
Opened 15 November 2022
Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 3 February 2023
Opened 9 November 2022
Food insecurity
Report:
Published
On 1 July 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 20 October 2022
Opened 1 July 2022
UK aid for refugee host countries
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 June 2022
Debt relief in low-income countries
Opened 20 April 2022
Extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals
Opened 26 November 2021
Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach
Report:
Published
On 17 October 2022
Govt. response:
Due by
On 17 December 2022
Opened 26 November 2021
UK aid to Pakistan
Report:
Published
On 29 April 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 4 November 2022
Opened 11 February 2021
The philosophy and culture of aid
Report:
Published
On 23 June 2022
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 23 August 2022
Opened 4 February 2021
Future of UK aid
Opened 19 January 2021

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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MPs to probe Home Office raid of the aid budget with new Development Minister
International Development Committee takes evidence from Development Minister on Tuesday 6 December at 2.30pm
2 December 2022
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Ukraine: Is UK aid reaching those who need it most?
International Development Committee takes evidence on Tuesday 29 November at 2.30pm
25 November 2022
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Afghanistan: UK Government given red card by independent aid watchdog
International Development Sub-Committee Chair responds to ICAI review on UK aid to Afghanistan
24 November 2022

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
13 December 2022 - 2pm to 4:30pm
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Letter from the Minister for Development regarding the humanitarian situation in Tigray - 30 November 2022
Work Humanitarian crises monitoring: Ethiopia’s Tigray region (Non-inquiry session)
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Correspondence
Letter to the Minister for Development regarding the humanitarian situation in Tigray - 31 October 2022
Work Humanitarian crises monitoring: Ethiopia’s Tigray region (Non-inquiry session)
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Letter to the Minister for Development regarding Hunger in the Horn of Africa - 24 November 2022
Work Horn of Africa: Hunger (Non-inquiry session)
Committees International Development Committee
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: indcom@parliament.uk, 020 7219 1223/1226 (Inquiry, evidence and General enquiries) / curriee@parliament.uk, 020 7219 8211 (Media enquiries only)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA