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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9 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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Food insecurity
Report:
Published
On 1 July 2022
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 1 September 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
Opened 26 November 2021
Afghanistan
Report:
Published
On 4 March 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 May 2022
Opened 23 November 2021
UK aid to Pakistan
Report:
Published
On 29 April 2022
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 29 June 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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UK pledges zero at diseases conference – behind DR Congo
International Development Committee Chair comments on UK's delayed pledge to the Global Fund
22 September 2022
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Reality behind aid cut figures revealed
International Development Committee Chair comments on the effects of cuts in UK aid officially confirmed for the first time today
19 July 2022
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Aid transparency drop “unacceptable” - Sarah Champion MP
International Development Committee Chair comments on aid spending becoming less transparent in recent years
13 July 2022

Latest publications

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Letter to the Minister for Development regarding her appointment - 7 September 2022
Inquiry Future of UK aid
Committees International Development Committee
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Correspondence
Letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs regarding his appointment - 7 September 2022
Inquiry Future of UK aid
Committees International Development Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from the Minister of State for South and Central Asia, North Africa, UN and the Commonwealth regarding the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) budget - 22 July 2022
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: indcom@parliament.uk, 020 7219 1223/1226 (Inquiry, evidence and General enquiries) / doylem@parliament.uk, 07842 601500 (Media enquiries only)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA