1st Report - The appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States
- HC No.
- HC 504
- Published
- 9 Jul 2026
- Items
- 0
- Response
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Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee
Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Status: Open
Opened: 6 Nov 2024
1 report
Inquiry scope
The Committee periodically questions the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Permanent Under-Secretary, alongside other relevant officials on the overall management of the FCDO, topical or urgent matters and the Committee’s inquiry work.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 14 Jul 2026 | Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Morgan McSweeney, Sir Philip Barton GCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | View ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Catherine Little CB · Cabinet Office | View ↗ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | View ↗ |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | View ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2025 |
FAC Formal (oral evidence) session
Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Tim Jones · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 3 Nov 2025 | Sir Chris Wormald KCB · Cabinet Office, Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | View ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2025 |
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
The Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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| 8 Jul 2025 |
Foreign Affairs Committee
Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Tim Jones · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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| 27 Nov 2024 | Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | View ↗ |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Corin Robertson · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Tim Jones · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB · Former Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | 6 |
| Nick Dyer · Second Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | 3 |
| Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 2 |
| Tim Jones · Finance Director | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | 2 |
| Catherine Little CB · Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| Corin Robertson · Director General, Finance and Corporate | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Morgan McSweeney | — | 1 |
| Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Secretary of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Yvette Cooper · Home Secretary | Home Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Secretary of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | 1 |
| Sir Chris Wormald KCB · Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| Sir Philip Barton GCMG OBE · Former Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| The Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Secretary of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | 1 |
| Tim Jones · Finance Director | Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
Correspondence
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