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The development work of the FCDO

Non-inquiry session

This was part of a series of regular non-inquiry evidence sessions examining the development work of the FCDO. This was the Foreign Secretary's first appearance before the Committee. The Committee questioned the Foreign Secretary on subjects across the breadth of the FCDO's development-related work. 

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Past events

Wednesday 16 July 2025
10:00am Public
The development work of the FCDO - Oral evidence 16 July 2025
10:00am
  • Rt Hon David Lammy MP (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Nick Dyer (Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 13 May 2025
2:00pm Public
Oral evidence session 13 May 2025
The development work of the FCDO - 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)
  • Nick Dyer (Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law - 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)
  • Hazel Cameron (Head of Human Rights Department at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Matthew Wyatt (Director for Humanitarian, Food Security and Resilience Directorate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 7 January 2025
2:00pm Public
The development work of the FCDO - Oral evidence 7 January 2025
2:00pm
  • Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE (Board member and Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Nick Dyer (Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Corin Robertson (Director General, Finance and Corporate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
3:15pm
  • Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP (Minister of State for Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Melinda Bohannon (Director General, Humanitarian and Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA