Select committee: International Development Committee

The work of the Minister for International Development

Open Opened 2 Sep 2026

International Development Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

This is the Minister's first formal appearance before the Committee. The Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for International Development on the work of the FCDO. These are opportunities for Members to question Ministers about matters ranging across their portfolios of responsibility and recent topics of scrutiny by the Committee.

Where it stands

The inquiry is open, opened 2 September 2026.

The committee has not published a report yet.

Evidence

1 oral evidence sessionLatest 15 September 2026
1 written submission
2 witnesses

All evidence

Recent activity

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office20 October 2026, Written evidence · MID0001
The work of the Minister for International Development15 September 2026, Oral evidence

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
15 Sep 2026	The work of the Minister for International Development Kirsty McNeill MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office	View ↗

Written evidence

1 submission recorded

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Reference	Date	Submitter
MID0001 Full text not held	20 Oct 2026	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Who gave evidence

2 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Kirsty McNeill MP · Minister of State for International Development and Africa	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	1
Nick Dyer · Second Permanent Under-Secretary	Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office	1