Committees

International Development Committee

Commons Select Committee

The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to scrutinise the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in respect of aid policy, and the expenditure of Official Development Assistance across UK government departments.

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Upcoming events

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Tuesday 24 June 2025
2:00pm Public
Aid for community-led energy - Oral evidence 24 June 2025
2:00pm
  • Dr Kate Steel (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Nithio)
  • Mr David Nicholson (Chief Climate Officer at Mercy Corps)
  • Dr Melita Lazell (Associate Professor in Political Economy & Development at University of Portsmouth)
3:00pm
  • Mr Jonathan Berman (Chief Executive Officer at Shell Foundation)
  • Professor Ed Brown (Research Director, Modern Energy Cooking Services at Loughborough University)
  • Ms Emilie Carmichael (Head of International at Energy Saving Trust)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Past events

Tuesday 17 June 2025
2:00pm Public
The FCDO's approach to value for money - Oral evidence 17 June 2025
2:00pm
  • Anisa Berdellima (Director of Evidence and Impact at MSI Reproductive Choices)
  • Alex Hurrell (Head of Evaluation at Verian Group UK Ltd)
  • Mark Henstridge (Chief Executive Officer at Oxford Policy Management)
3:00pm
  • Sinead Magill (Chief Executive Officer at Palladium Group)
  • Dr Brendan Whitty (Lecturer in Non-Profit Management at St Andrews University)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 10 June 2025
2:00pm Public
Aid for community-led energy - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
2:00pm
  • Nedjip Tozun (Chief Executive Officer at D.light)
  • William Kamkwamba (Founder at Moving Windmills Project)
2:45pm
  • Dr Alycia Leonard (Senior Research Associate at University of Oxford)
  • Sarah Roberts (Chief Executive Officer at Practical Action)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 3 June 2025
2:00pm Public
Oral evidence session 3 June 2025
The FCDO's approach to displaced people - Oral evidence
2:00pm
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and the Caribbean at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Matthew Wyatt (Director for Humanitarian, Food Security and Resilience Directorate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
The FCDO's approach to value for money - Oral evidence
3:00pm
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and the Caribbean at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Melinda Bohannon (Director General Humanitarian and Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 20 May 2025
2:00pm Public
Integrated Security Fund - Oral evidence 20 May 2025
2:00pm
  • Nic Hailey (former UK High Commissioner to Kenya (2015-2019) and Executive director at International Alert)
  • Mike Jobbins (Vice President, Global Affairs and Partnerships at Search for Common Ground)
2:45pm
  • Eva Tabbasam (Director at Gender Action for Peace and Security)
  • Lewis Brooks (UK Policy and Advocacy co-ordinator at Saferworld)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 1223 (general enquiries) |0207 219 8969 (media enquiries)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA