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).

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

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

5 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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Effectiveness of UK AID
Report:
Published
On 16 July 2020
Opened 9 March 2020
Humanitarian crises monitoring: the Rohingya
Report:
Published
On 22 May 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 23 July 2020
Opened 16 March 2020
Humanitarian crises monitoring: coronavirus in developing countries: secondary impacts
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 30 October 2020
Opened 2 April 2020
Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: next steps
Opened 6 July 2020
ICAI: Performance in 2019-20 and Future Role
Opened 1 September 2020

Latest news

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Welcome FCDO clarification that sexual relations between FCDO staff and ODA beneficiaries will be treated as potential gross misconduct
International Development Committee publishes correspondence on ODA staff terms and conditions on sexual relations with beneficiaries
22 October 2020
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Progress on tackling sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector examined
International Development Committee takes evidence on Tuesday 20 October from 2.30pm
16 October 2020
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary dodges attempts to appear before Committee
International Development Committee publishes correspondence between the Committee and Foreign Secretary on accountability to Parliament
14 October 2020

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
3 November 2020 - 2pm to 4:30pm
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Letter from Chair to Minister Adams on ODA staff terms and conditions on sexual relations with beneficiaries - 22 October 2020
Inquiry Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: next steps
Committees International Development Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from Minister Adams on ODA staff terms and conditions on sexual relations with beneficiaries - 16 October 2020
Inquiry Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: next steps
Committees International Development Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from the Foreign Secretary on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office-led review of ICAI - 19 October 2020
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: indcom@parliament.uk, 020 7219 1223/1226 (Inquiry, evidence and General enquiries) / jagoc@parliament.uk, 020 7219 1034 (Media enquiries only)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA