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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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First Report - Racism in the aid sector
Inquiry The philosophy and culture of aid
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Fifth Special Report - Racism in the aid sector: Government response to the Committee’s First Report
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Fifth Special Report - Racism in the aid sector: Government response to the Committee’s First Report
Inquiry The philosophy and culture of aid
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Third Report - From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world
Inquiry Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach
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HC 149
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Fourth Special Report - From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world: Government response to the Committee’s Third Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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24 January 2023
Inquiry Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions
Witnesses Graham Gordon (Head of Policy at Catholic International Development Charity (CAFOD)), Paul James (Senior Research Officer at Publish What You Fund), Anna Marriot (Health Policy Adviser at Oxfam), and Daniel Willis (Policy Researcher and Campaign Manager at Global Justice Now)
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17 January 2023
Inquiry UK aid for refugee host countries
Witnesses Najat El Hamri (Regional Director, Middle East at MAG (Mines Advisory Group)), Suzanne Takkenberg (Country Director at Action Against Hunger Lebanon), and Hoda Samra Souaiby (Senior media and communications advisor at UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Lebanon)
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17 January 2023
Inquiry UK aid for refugee host countries
Witnesses Embassy of Lebanon in the United Kingdom
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Written evidence

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RHC0028 - UK aid for refugee host countries
Witnesses The Henry Jackson Society
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FUA0090 - Future of UK aid
Witnesses Mr Andrew Mitchell (Minister for Development and Africa at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
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ASU0001 - Aid spending in the UK
Witnesses Amnesty International UK
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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.
2 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
145 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
3 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
4 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
13 published

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