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

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 9 June 2020
Opened 9 March 2020
Humanitarian crises monitoring: the Rohingya
Report:
Published
On 22 May 2020
Opened 16 March 2020
Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus
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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Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: next steps examined
International Development Committee takes evidence on Tuesday 22 September at 2.30pm
17 September 2020
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Prime Minister ‘relishes’ parliamentary scrutiny of foreign aid and promises a ‘free vote’ on the future of a development committee
Prime Minister examined by Chair of International Development Committee at Liaison Committee hearing
17 September 2020
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Chair urges Parliamentary support for Committee to scrutinise foreign aid across Government departments
International Development Committee publishes correspondence
15 September 2020

Latest publications

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Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary to the Chair, concerning on the creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - 17 September 2020
Inquiry Effectiveness of UK AID
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Correspondence
Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary to the Chair, concerning impact of covid-19 on ODA budget - 22 July 2020
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Correspondence
Correspondence from the Chair of the procedure Committee, concerning committee scrutiny of the remit of the new FCDO - 15 September 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