Select committee: International Development Committee
The development work of the FCDO
Closed
Opened 18 Dec 2024
Closed 16 Jul 2025
International Development Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This is part of a series of regular non-inquiry evidence sessions examining the development work of the FCDO. This is the Foreign Secretary's first appearance before the Committee. The Committee will question him on subjects across the breadth of the FCDO's development-related work.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 18 December 2024.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 3 oral evidence sessionsLatest 16 July 2025
- 9 witnesses
Recent activity
- The development work of the FCDO16 July 2025, Oral evidence
- The development work of the FCDO; Humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law13 May 2025, Oral evidence
- The development work of the FCDO7 January 2025, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 16 Jul 2025 |
The development work of the FCDO
Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 13 May 2025 |
The development work of the FCDO; Humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law
Hazel Cameron · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Matthew Wyatt · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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| 7 Jan 2025 |
The development work of the FCDO
Corin Robertson · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Melinda Bohannon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office,
Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office,
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Dyer · Second Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office | 3 |
| Corin Robertson · Director General, Finance and Corporate | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Hazel Cameron · Director, EU and Gibraltar | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Matthew Wyatt · Director for Humanitarian, Food Security and Resilience Directorate | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Melinda Bohannon · Director General, Global Issues | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP · Minister for Development | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon David Lammy MP · Secretary of State | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Permanent Under-Secretary | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington · Minister of State for International Development and Africa | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | 1 |