Select Committee · International Development Committee

Afghanistan

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Nov 2021 Closed: 17 Oct 2022 16 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

Report published We have now published our Report and found that the UK Government failed to work effectively or quickly enough to provide support for aid workers and the Afghan people, says a new report from the International Development Committee - Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people. Furthermore, the Committee is … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and … HC 919 4 Mar 2022 24 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
10 Recommendation Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support … Accepted in Part

We welcome the Government’s publication of 15 December 2021 showing details of the allocation and...

We welcome the Government’s publication of 15 December 2021 showing details of the allocation and disbursal of the aid it has pledged to Afghanistan. We urge the Government to publish monthly updates on the allocation and disbursal of its aid to Afghanistan and to countries in the region. Read more

Government response AI summary
The government will publish a second WMS providing details of disbursement for FY 2021/22 and publish financial disbursements on Development Tracker, but without full partner details for security reasons.
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
7 Dec 2021 Alain Délétroz · Geneva Call, Elizabeth Winter · British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG), James Cowan · The HALO Trust View ↗

Who gave evidence

3 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alain Délétroz · Director General Geneva Call 1
Elizabeth Winter · Executive Director British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) 1
James Cowan · Chief Executive Officer The HALO Trust 1