Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 16 Mar 2020 Closed: 29 May 2024 Parliament page
The Committee periodically questions the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Permanent Under-Secretary, alongside other relevant officials on the overall management of the FCDO, topical or urgent matters and the Committee’s inquiry work.
12 Oral sessions
15 Letters
12 Events
Activity timeline 39 events
9 Jan
2024
Oral evidence
9 Jan
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
22 Nov
2023
Correspondence
6 Sep
2023
Correspondence
28 Jun
2023
Correspondence
24 May
2023
Correspondence
10 May
2023
Correspondence
26 Apr
2023
Correspondence
28 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
28 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
7 Dec
2022
Correspondence
23 Nov
2022
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 12 sessions
9 Jan 2024
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Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office The Rt Hon. the Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
28 Mar 2023
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Juliet Chua CB · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
14 Nov 2022
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
28 Jun 2022
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Kumar Iyer · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
7 Mar 2022
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Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Thomas Drew CMG · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
2 Mar 2022
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Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
3 Feb 2022
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Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
6 Jul 2021
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Rt Hon Dominic Raab · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
26 Jan 2021
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Colin Bell · HSBC Noel Quinn · HSBC
10 Nov 2020
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Juliet Chua · Department for Education Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service
6 Oct 2020
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Rt Hon Dominic Raab
19 Mar 2020
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The work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Rt Hon Dominic Raab Sir Simon McDonald · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Correspondence 15 letters
22 Nov 2023 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Quarterly Corporate Update: August - October 2023
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6 Sep 2023 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Quarterly Corporate Update: May - July 2023
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28 Jun 2023 From committee Letter to the Foreign Secretary following up on the FAC oral evidence session on 12 June 2023, dated 27/06/2023
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24 May 2023 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Quarterly Corporate Update, February to April 2023
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10 May 2023 Correspondence from the Minister for Europe following up on the FAC oral evidence session on 28 March 2023, dated 26/04/2023
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26 Apr 2023 Correspondence from the Permanent Under-Secretary following up on the FAC oral evidence session on 28 March, dated 24/04/2023
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7 Dec 2022 Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to HMG’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Strategy, dated 28/11/2022
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23 Nov 2022 Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary following his appearance before the Committee on 14 November 2022, dated 15/11/2022
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8 Sep 2022 Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary following the FAC oral evidence session on 28 June 2022, dated 29/07/2022
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23 Mar 2022 Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to reorganised FCDO structures, dated 21/03/2022
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21 Jul 2021 Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary following his appearance before the Committee on 6 July 2021, dated 12/07/2021
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11 Feb 2021 To committee Letter from HSBC following their appearance before the Committee on 26 January 2021, dated 05/02/2021
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13 Jan 2021 To committee Letter from the Permanent Under-Secretary following his appearance before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 10 November 2020, dated 23/12/2020
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18 Nov 2020 To committee Letter from the Foreign Secretary following up on his evidence to the Committee, dated 5/11/2020
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18 Nov 2020 Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to staffing and external engagement, dated 9/11/2020 and 19/10/2020
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