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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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2nd Report – Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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HC 373
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Large Print - 2nd Report - Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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HC 373
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Third Report - FCDO and disability-inclusive development
Inquiry FCDO and disability-inclusive development
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HC 107
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Response to this report
1st Special Report - FCDO and disability-inclusive development: Government Response
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to The International Development Review - 18 December 2024
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Correspondence to the Foreign Secretary relating to The International Development Review - 13 November 2024
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Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to The Situation in Sudan - 18 December 2024
Work The situation in Sudan (Non-inquiry session)
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Oral evidence transcripts

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7 January 2025
Work The development work of the FCDO (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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7 January 2025
Work The development work of the FCDO (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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17 December 2024
Inquiries The future of the BBC World Service, and The future of the BBC World Service
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Written evidence

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Breaking the Silence (GAZ0001)
Work The humanitarian situation in Gaza (Non-inquiry session)
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Professor Simon Potter (Professor of Modern History at University of Bristol) (BBC0002)
Inquiry The future of the BBC World Service
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Professor Robert Beveridge (Professor at University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy) (BBC0003)
Inquiry The future of the BBC World Service
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
4 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
13 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
11 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
34 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
17 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
16 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

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