Committees

Effectiveness of UK AID

Inquiry

Interim and final Report's published

The International Development Committee launched an inquiry into the role of UK aid and the work of the Department for International Development (DFID). The inquiry was aimed at the fundamentals of what UK aid is spent on and who spends it.

During this inquiry, the Government merged the FCO and DFID to form the FCDO. The Committee considered the impact of the merger during this inquiry. For this inquiry, the Committee published its interim findings, followed by a final report. The Government response covers both reports.

 

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Effectiveness of UK aid: potential impact of FCO/DFID merger
Inquiry Effectiveness of UK AID
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Fourth Special Report - Effectiveness of UK Aid: Interim Report & Effectiveness of UK Aid: potential impact of FCO/DFID merger: Government Response to the Second & Fourth Reports
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Fourth Special Report - Effectiveness of UK Aid: Interim Report & Effectiveness of UK Aid: potential impact of FCO/DFID merger: Government Response to the Second & Fourth Reports
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HC 820
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Second Report - Effectiveness of UK aid: interim findings
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary to the Chair, concerning the creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - 17 September 2020
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Correspondence from the Deputy National Security Adviser, 10 Downing Street to the Chair's of the Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees, concerning the Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review - 8 July 2020
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Correspondence from the Deputy National Security Adviser to the International Development Committee Clerk, concerning the Integrated Review of Security, Defence and Foreign Policy - 24 June 2020
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Oral evidence transcripts

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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
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28 April 2020
Inquiry Effectiveness of UK AID
Witnesses Joelle Jenny (Director of Joint Funds Unit at Cabinet Secretariat), and James Cleverly
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17 March 2020
Inquiry Effectiveness of UK AID
Witnesses Emma Mawdsley (Vice-Principal, Fellow, Newham College at University of Cambridge), James Rogers (Directory of the Society's Global Britain Programme at Henry Jackson Society), and Ian Mitchell (Senior Policy Fellow at Center for Global Development)
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Written evidence

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Annex A, Save the Children (EUA0079)
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Institute of Development Studies (EUA0078)
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Oxfam GB (EUA0077)
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Other publications

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Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 1223/3285 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 4984 (media enquiries)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA