Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Foreign Affairs Committee
Scrutinises: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
143 reports
655 conclusions & recs
58 govt responses
1 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 109
Accepted in Part: 31
Acknowledged: 54
Deferred: 36
Not Addressed: 20
Rejected: 21
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The UK Government’s China Audit Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Mar 2025 | — | — | — |
| The UK at the United Nations Security Council Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 11 Mar 2025 | 2 | 43 | Responded |
| The Israeli-Palestinian conflict Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 25 Nov 2024 | 2 | 25 | Responded |
| The future of the BBC World Service Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| Follow-up to Xinjiang inquiry Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| International relations within the multilateral system Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence and diplomacy Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Oct 2023 | — | — | — |
| Follow-up to Afghanistan inquiry Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| Recent coups in West Africa and the Sahel region Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Jul 2023 | — | — | — |
| Narco-diplomacy Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| Recovery in Ukraine Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| The situation in Sudan Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| The UK’s engagement in Central Asia Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 9 Feb 2023 | 2 | 28 | Responded |
| UK universities’ engagement with autocracies Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| The UK’s security relationship with the EU Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| Western Balkans Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Jan 2023 | — | — | — |
| Critical minerals Inquiry | Report | Closed | 19 Dec 2022 | 2 | — | — |
| Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Dec 2022 | — | — | — |
| The situation in Iran and the FCDO’s response Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 28 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| Update to the UK's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 11 Nov 2022 | 2 | 8 | Responded |
| UK-Libya relations Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Jul 2022 | — | — | — |
| The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 1 Apr 2022 | 3 | 39 | Responded |
| The Wagner Group and beyond: proxy Private Military Companies Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 30 Mar 2022 | 2 | 39 | Responded |
| Use of strategic lawsuits against public participation Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| Responding to illicit and emerging finance Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 1 Feb 2022 | 2 | 17 | Responded |
| The situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the FCDO’s response Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Government policy on Afghanistan Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 1 Sep 2021 | 2 | 19 | Responded |
| Implementing the Integrated Review: Tilt to the Indo-Pacific Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 22 Jul 2021 | 2 | 67 | Responded |
| The UK's relationship with the EU Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| The situation in Belarus and the FCDO's response Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| The Myanmar crisis Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 29 Apr 2021 | 2 | 31 | Responded |
| Implementing the Integrated Review in Nigeria Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 28 Apr 2021 | 2 | 21 | Responded |
| Tech and the future of UK foreign policy Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 8 Mar 2021 | 2 | 10 | Responded |
| Global health security Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 16 Oct 2020 | 2 | 13 | Responded |
| Xinjiang detention camps Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 15 Sep 2020 | 2 | 38 | Responded |
| FCO-DFID merger Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 18 Jun 2020 | 2 | 16 | Responded |
| The UK’s role in strengthening multilateral organisations Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 18 Jun 2020 | 2 | 2 | Responded |
| The FCDO’s role in blocking foreign asset stripping in the UK Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 7 Apr 2020 | 6 | 18 | Responded |
| The FCDO and the Integrated Review Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Mar 2020 | 2 | 19 | Responded |
| The UK and Iran Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 17 Mar 2020 | 2 | 35 | Responded |
| Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Coronavirus: FCDO response Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | 4 | 13 | Responded |
| Environmental diplomacy Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 3 Mar 2020 | 2 | 14 | Responded |
| Economic foreign policy inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| The Caucasus inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 29 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |
| Human rights: Freedom of religion and belief, and human rights defenders inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 29 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |
| Beyond Aid: The UK’s Strategic Engagement in Africa inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 29 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |