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

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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Second Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26
Inquiry Climate change, development and COP26
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Fourth Special Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26: Government response to the Committee’s Second Report
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Fourth Special Report - Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26: Government response to the Committee’s Second Report
Inquiry Climate change, development and COP26
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Third Report - The UK’s approach to tackling modern slavery through the aid programme: report from the Sub-Committee on the Work of ICAI
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Oral evidence transcripts

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11 January 2022
Inquiry Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach
Witnesses Savita Pawnday (Executive Director at Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect), and Natalie Samarasinghe (Chief Executive Officer at United Nations Association – UK)
Committees International Development Committee
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11 January 2022
Inquiry Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach
Witnesses Denisa Delić (Advocacy Director at International Rescue Committee), and Saidi Zirhumana (Deputy Director at Support Office for Peacebuilding in the DRC (Bureau de Soutien pour la Consolidation de la Paix))
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28 April 2020
Inquiry Effectiveness of UK AID
Witnesses Nick Dyer (Acting Permanent Secretary at Department for International Development), and Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Committees International Development Committee
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Written evidence

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ARA0001 - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Annual Report and Accounts
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Committees International Development Committee
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NUT0002 - UK aid for improving nutrition
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Committees International Development Committee
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CPA0095 - The philosophy and culture of aid
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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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.
1 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
101 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
2 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
2 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
7 published

Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: indcom@parliament.uk, 020 7219 1223/1226 (Inquiry, evidence and General enquiries) / doylem@parliament.uk, 07842 601500 (Media enquiries only)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA