Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Jul 2023 Closed: 9 May 2024

The Committee will scrutinise the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-23. Senior FCDO officials will likely be questioned on the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, including issues relating to BBC World Service funding. Approximately 25% of BBWS funding is provided through the FCDO, with the rest coming from the … Show more

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
23 Nov 2023 Abi Tierney · HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration, Abi Tierney · Home Office, Emma Payne · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Nick Dyer · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Sarah Healey · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Simon Ridley · Home Office, Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Tim Jones · Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office View ↗

Who gave evidence

8 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Abi Tierney · Director General HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration 1
Abi Tierney · Director General, Customer Services Capability Home Office 1
Emma Payne · Director for Social Housing and Resettlement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 1
Nick Dyer · Second Permanent Under-Secretary Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office 1
Sarah Healey · Permanent Secretary Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1
Simon Ridley · Second Permanent Secretary Home Office 1
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Permanent Under-Secretary Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 1
Tim Jones · Finance Director Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
11 Mar 2024 Joint correspondence from Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Permanent Under-Secretary…
18 Dec 2023 Correspondence from Dame Meg Hillier, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts…