Select Committee · International Development Committee

Future of UK aid and development assistance

Status: Open Opened: 15 Sep 2025 13 recommendations 14 conclusions 2 reports

A new inquiry into the future of the UK’s international aid and development assistance programmes has been launched by the International Development Committee. It will examine how the UK can continue to deliver high impact international aid and development assistance in the face of a 40% budget cut as the Government seeks to fund increased …

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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
11th Report - UK Aid and Development Assistance in a Fractu… HC 1835 28 Apr 2026 4 Pending
9th Report - Future of UK aid and development assistance: i… HC 1330 5 Feb 2026 23 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
5 Recommendation 9th Report - Future of UK aid and devel… Accepted

Establish communication plan with partners and improve FCDO data accessibility on multilateral spending.

To improve communication and transparency around multilateral spend, we recommend that: a. the Government works with multilateral partners on a communication plan which will convey to bilateral partners and the UK public the work that the UK Government supports; b. the FCDO takes urgent steps to improve the accessibility of …

Government response. The government disagrees with the recommendation, stating they are putting modern development partnerships at the heart of its new approach, reflects the needs of the UK’s partners. The UK will also continue to use our influence to push the big …

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
24 Mar 2026 Melinda Bohannon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View ↗
27 Jan 2026 Bel Trew · The Independent, Chido Govera · Future of Hope Foundation (Zimbabwe), Finian Ali · Scaling Up Nutrition Network (Nigeria), Jennifer Hudson · Development Engagement Lab, Luke Tryl · More in Common, Sapphire Alexander · Caribbean Feminist (Trinidad and Tobago) View ↗
20 Jan 2026 Melinda Bohannon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View ↗
25 Nov 2025 Freddie Carver · ODI Global, Gideon Rabinowitz · Bond, Lois Austin · Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union, Martin John · Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union, Ms Anna Schuesterl · ODI Global, Professor Emma Mawdsley · University of Cambridge View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
24 Mar 2026 Correspondence to the Minister of State for International Development & Africa …
24 Mar 2026 Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Development & Afric…
24 Mar 2026 Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Development & Afric…