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

7 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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UK Small Island Developing States Strategy
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 16 June 2023
Opened 18 April 2023
FCDO’s approach to sexual and reproductive health
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 7 March 2023
Aid spending in the UK
Report:
Published
On 2 March 2023
Govt. response:
Published
On 22 May 2023
Opened 15 November 2022
Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 9 November 2022
UK aid for refugee host countries
Report:
Published
On 26 May 2023
Govt. response:
Due by
On 26 July 2023
Opened 15 June 2022
Debt relief in low-income countries
Report:
Published
On 10 March 2023
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 10 May 2023
Opened 20 April 2022
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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Global strategy needed for countries who host refugees
International Development Committee publishes Report on UK aid for refugee host countries
26 May 2023
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‘Mealy-mouthed’ Government response to spending aid in UK report misses the point
International Development Committee publishes Government response
22 May 2023
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Small Island Developing States: MPs to probe effectiveness of new Government strategy
International Development Committee launches new inquiry on UK Small Island Developing States Strategy
9 May 2023

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 6 June 2023
2:30pm Public
Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions - Oral evidence 6 June 2023
2:30pm
  • Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP (Minister of State for Development & Africa at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Eighth Report - UK aid for refugee host countries
Inquiry UK aid for refugee host countries
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Report
Correspondence from the Minister for Development and Africa regarding The future of the UK’s work on international development
Inquiry Future of UK aid
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Correspondence
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Main Estimate Memorandum 2023-24: Spreadsheet tables
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Estimate memoranda

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