Select committee: International Development Committee
Future of UK aid
Closed
Opened 19 Jan 2021
Closed 23 May 2024
International Development Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The International Development Committee conducting ongoing scrutiny work into the changes to the aid budget. Work in this area including the scrutiny of the cut from spending 0.7% to 0.5% of UK GNI on ODA, the merger of the FCO and DFID and the conclusions of the Integrated Review. This work also considered ongoing implementation of the International Development Strategy. Following submissions to the inquiry on recent changes to the UK aid budget, we published a summary of the evidence here .
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 19 January 2021.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 8 oral evidence sessionsLatest 20 June 2023
- 18 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence from the Minister for Development & Africa & Permanent and Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State relating to Diversity within the FCDO - 21 February 202427 February 2024, Correspondence
- Correspondence to the Minister for Development & Africa & Permanent and Second Permanent Under-Secretary relating to Diversity within the FCDO - 13 February 202427 February 2024, Correspondence
- Correspondence from the Minister for Development & Africa relating to an update on UK ODA for 2023 - 20 December 202310 January 2024, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 20 Jun 2023 |
Future of UK aid
Nick Dyer · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Rt Hon James Cleverly · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 6 Dec 2022 |
Future of UK aid
Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 18 May 2022 |
Future of UK aid
Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 22 Mar 2022 |
Future of UK aid
George Graham · Humanity & Inclusion UK,
Hannah Loryman · Sightsavers,
Katherine Nightingale · CARE International UK,
Kathleen Spencer-Chapman · Plan International UK,
Naomi Gokwat · Women for Women International
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| 2 Nov 2021 |
Future of UK aid
Ian Mitchell · Centre for Global Development,
Mark Miller · Overseas Development Institute,
Romilly Greenhill · Bond
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| 22 Apr 2021 |
Future of UK aid
Rt Hon Dominic Raab · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 13 Apr 2021 |
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Laurie Lee · CARE International UK,
Lewis Brooks · Saferworld,
Professor Melissa Leach · Institute of Development Studies
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| 26 Jan 2021 |
Future of UK aid
Rt Hon Dominic Raab · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 4 |
| Rt Hon Dominic Raab · First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 2 |
| George Graham · Chief Executive | Humanity & Inclusion UK | 1 |
| Hannah Loryman · Head of Policy | Sightsavers | 1 |
| Ian Mitchell · Co-Director, Europe and Senior Policy Fellow | Centre for Global Development | 1 |
| Katherine Nightingale · Head, Advocacy and Policy Team | CARE International UK | 1 |
| Kathleen Spencer-Chapman · Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research | Plan International UK | 1 |
| Laurie Lee · Chief Executive Officer | CARE International UK | 1 |
| Lewis Brooks · UK Policy and Advocacy co-ordinator | Saferworld | 1 |
| Mark Miller · Director of Programme - Development and Public Finance | Overseas Development Institute | 1 |
| Naomi Gokwat · Programme Coordinator for Nigeria | Women for Women International | 1 |
| Nick Dyer · Director General Humanitarian and Development | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Nick Dyer · Second Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Professor Melissa Leach · Director | Institute of Development Studies | 1 |
| Romilly Greenhill · Chief Executive Officer | Bond | 1 |
| Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell · Minister of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss · Secretary of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon James Cleverly · Secretary of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
Correspondence
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