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Tuesday 14th October 2025 1:30 p.m. International Development Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Women, peace and security At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Hanin Ahmed - Sudanese Activist and Emergency Response Room Leader at Emergency Response Rooms, Sudan Stephanie Siddall - Director of Global Policy and Advocacy at Women for Women International Fawzia Koofi - Former Afghan politician and first female Deputy Speaker At 3:00pm: Oral evidence The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Former Government Minister, previous responsibilities included the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) 2017-2024 Fiona Kilpatrick-Cooper - Director of Weapons and Ammunition Management at The HALO Trust View calendar - Add to calendar

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Tuesday 14th October 2025 1:30 p.m.
International Development Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Women, peace and security
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Hanin Ahmed - Sudanese Activist and Emergency Response Room Leader at Emergency Response Rooms, Sudan
Stephanie Siddall - Director of Global Policy and Advocacy at Women for Women International
Fawzia Koofi - Former Afghan politician and first female Deputy Speaker
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Former Government Minister, previous responsibilities included the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) 2017-2024
Fiona Kilpatrick-Cooper - Director of Weapons and Ammunition Management at The HALO Trust
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Parliamentary Debates
School Accountability Reform Consultation: Response 1 speech (814 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Written Statements Department for International Development

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Attendance statistics - Members' attendance 2024–25 (International Development Committee), as of 23 July 2025 International Development Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Special Report - 5th Special Report - Protection not permission: The UK’s role in upholding international humanitarian law and supporting the safe delivery of humanitarian aid: Government Response International Development Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Foreign Secretary relating to the exemption of F-35 components from suspended arms exports to Israel - 12 August 2025 International Development Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to the exemption of F-35 components from suspended arms exports to Israel - 1 September 2025 International Development Committee
Friday 5th September 2025 Special Report - Large Print – 5th Special Report – Protection not permission: The UK’s role in upholding international humanitarian law and supporting the safe delivery of humanitarian aid: Government Response International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Afro Innovation Group WPS0042 - Women, peace and security Women, peace and security - International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Afro Innovation Group WPS0042 - Women, peace and security Women, peace and security - International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean relating to Global debt reform - 16 September 2025 International Development Committee
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Report - Large Print - 6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People International Development Committee
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Report - 6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Aid for community-led energy - International Development Committee
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Written Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office DWF0002 - The development work of the FCDO International Development Committee
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, relating to the Introduction of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Bill - 10 September 2025 International Development Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
15 Sep 2025 Future of UK aid and development assistance International Development Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 31 Oct 2025) 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 defence spending in the name of national security. Based on the most recent forecast for GNI, the cut in ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI would mean that the aid budget in 2027 would be around £9.2 billion, compared to £15.4 billion if ODA was kept at 0.5%. Based on these estimates, the 0.3% target would provide about £6.1 billion less ODA than the 0.5% target. The US has historically been by far the world’s largest aid donor in absolute terms, providing around 20% of all aid by OECD DAC Members each year. In February, the State Department said that USAID programmes to the value of $54 billion will be ended and $4.4 billion of programmes from the US State Department. In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 82% of all USAID programmes would be ended (around 5,200 of the 6,200 programmes). Germany and France have also announced a cut to their ODA. The reduction to 0.3% of GNI allocated to development assistance, to fund an increase in defence and security spending, and drastic reduction of aid provided by the UK’s partners, mark an inflection point for the Government – one the Committee wishes to investigate and to add its voice. Join the conversation on X using @CommonsIDC

Select Committee Inquiry

15 Sep 2025
Future of UK aid and development assistance
International Development Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 31 Oct 2025)

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 defence spending in the name of national security.

Based on the most recent forecast for GNI, the cut in ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI would mean that the aid budget in 2027 would be around £9.2 billion, compared to £15.4 billion if ODA was kept at 0.5%. Based on these estimates, the 0.3% target would provide about £6.1 billion less ODA than the 0.5% target.

The US has historically been by far the world’s largest aid donor in absolute terms, providing around 20% of all aid by OECD DAC Members each year. In February, the State Department said that USAID programmes to the value of $54 billion will be ended and $4.4 billion of programmes from the US State Department. In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 82% of all USAID programmes would be ended (around 5,200 of the 6,200 programmes). Germany and France have also announced a cut to their ODA.

The reduction to 0.3% of GNI allocated to development assistance, to fund an increase in defence and security spending, and drastic reduction of aid provided by the UK’s partners, mark an inflection point for the Government – one the Committee wishes to investigate and to add its voice.

Join the conversation on X using @CommonsIDC

Department Publications - Research
Wednesday 27th August 2025 Department for International Development Source Page: Statistics on International Development: underlying data for 2009 to 2016 Document: (ODS)

Department for International Development mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Sunday 21st September 2025 Report - 2nd Report - The write to protect: Britain’s pen on the world stage Foreign Affairs Committee Found: its review of the 2020 merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for International Development
Tuesday 9th September 2025 Oral Evidence - House of Lords, and UK Health Security Agency Science diplomacy - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: At around that time, we also had the merger of DFID and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which created
Monday 8th September 2025 Oral Evidence - UN Office of Outer Affairs UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: This started with DfID funding back in 2014 as a pilot project and stopped when the pandemic hit.

Department Publications - Guidance
Friday 26th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Tax and public finance management portfolio review in Rwanda: call for proposals Document: Volume 2: terms of reference (webpage) Found: forward any considerations for ethical approvals required in adherence to the principles outlined in DFID
Friday 26th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Tax and public finance management portfolio review in Rwanda: call for proposals Document: Volume 3: application form (webpage) Found: Enhanced Due Diligence: Safeguarding for external partners https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-enhanced-due-diligence-safeguarding-for-external-partners
Friday 26th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Study to inform the second phase of the Kenya Catalytic Jobs Fund (KCJF): call for proposals Document: Volume 2: terms of reference (webpage) Found: forward any considerations for ethical approvals required in adherence to the principles outlined in DFID
Friday 26th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Study to inform the second phase of the Kenya Catalytic Jobs Fund (KCJF): call for proposals Document: Volume 3: application form (webpage) Found: Enhanced Due Diligence: Safeguarding for external partners https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-enhanced-due-diligence-safeguarding-for-external-partners
Friday 26th September 2025 Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: ICF KPI 4 methodology: people whose resilience has been improved Document: (PDF) Found: The July 2018 DFID Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan sets out the UK Government’s aims and priorities
Friday 26th September 2025 Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: ICF KPI 2 methodology: people and social institutions with improved access to clean energy Document: (PDF) Found: number of social institutions with improved access to clean energy due to the ICF project 1 As per DFID
Monday 22nd September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Understanding the role and effectiveness of UK and East Africa higher education partnerships Document: Volume 2: Terms of reference (webpage) Found: forward any considerations for ethical approvals required in adherence to the principles outlined in DFID
Monday 22nd September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Understanding the role and effectiveness of UK and East Africa higher education partnerships Document: Volume 3: Application form (webpage) Found: Enhanced Due Diligence: Safeguarding for external partners https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-enhanced-due-diligence-safeguarding-for-external-partners
Friday 19th September 2025 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Future Operating Environment 2035 Document: (PDF) Found: Department for International Development: Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department.
Monday 15th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Understanding start-up funding in East Africa: ‘Follow the Money’ and Analysing the ‘Valley of Death’ in the African context Document: Volume 3: Application form (webpage) Found: Enhanced Due Diligence: Safeguarding for external partners https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-enhanced-due-diligence-safeguarding-for-external-partners
Monday 15th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Understanding start-up funding in East Africa: ‘Follow the Money’ and Analysing the ‘Valley of Death’ in the African context Document: Volume 2: Terms of reference (webpage) Found: forward any considerations for ethical approvals required in adherence to the principles outlined in DFID
Friday 5th September 2025 Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 13 August 2025 to 3 September 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department for International Development
Friday 5th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: EthiopiAI programme: call for proposals Document: Programme expenditure: eligible cost guidance (PDF) Found: conjunction with FCDO’s standard budget template, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-accountable-grant-arrangement-budget
Friday 5th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: EthiopiAI programme: call for proposals Document: Accountable Grant Budget template (Excel) Found: Ineligible costs are set out in the guidance available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-accountable-grant-arrangement-budget-template-and-guidanceTable
Friday 5th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: EthiopiAI programme: call for proposals Document: FCDO due diligence guidance for external partners (webpage) Found: guidance here:SEAH Safeguarding Due Diligence Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-enhanced-due-diligence-safeguarding-for-external-partners
Thursday 28th August 2025 Cabinet Office Source Page: Evaluation Demonstrators Document: (webpage) Found: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/49551/DFID-approach-value-money.pdf

Department Publications - Policy paper
Wednesday 24th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Evaluation of UK health system strengthening programmes in Nigeria Document: (PDF) Found: Organisation Disability Adjusted Life Years DFATD Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development DFID
Wednesday 24th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Evaluation of UK health system strengthening programmes in Nigeria Document: (webpage) Found: Abuja: DFID Nigeria.DFID. (2013).
Wednesday 24th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Evaluation of UK health system strengthening programmes in Nigeria Document: (PDF) Found: FCDO Health Programming in Nigeria Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, DFID (now FCDO) has led

Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 19th September 2025 HM Treasury Source Page: OSCAR II – publishing data from the database: September 2025 Document: (ODS) Found: SERVICE PENSIONS MFO_2025-26_R04_PSF_v8 2025-26 Qtr1 - 25-26 Apr-25 2396 OSS907 Department for International Development

Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 18th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2024 Document: (ODS) Found: FCDO figures for 2020 are the total sum of former FCO and former DFID ODA spend. Note 3.
Thursday 18th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2024 Document: (ODS) Found: FCDO figures are the total sum of former FCO and former DFID ODA spend. Note 3.

Department Publications - News and Communications
Monday 15th September 2025 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Peru: Su-Lin Garbett-Shiels Document: Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Peru: Su-Lin Garbett-Shiels (webpage) Found: Management Department 2021 to 2022 FCDO, Head, International Human Resources Department 2020 to 2021 DFID

Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Sep. 16 2025 The Insolvency Service Source Page: Insolvency Services and the Insolvency Investment Accounts 2024-25 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Dame Sue has previously held senior roles at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development

Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Sep. 01 2025 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Prime Minister appoints Chief Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor: 1 September 2025 Document: Prime Minister appoints Chief Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor: 1 September 2025 (webpage) News and Communications Found: She served as the Permanent Secretary of the UK’s Department for International Development, Deputy Managing

Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications

Sep. 01 2025
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Source Page: Prime Minister appoints Chief Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor: 1 September 2025
Document: Prime Minister appoints Chief Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor: 1 September 2025 (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: She served as the Permanent Secretary of the UK’s Department for International Development, Deputy Managing

Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Aug. 28 2025 Evaluation Task Force Source Page: Evaluation Demonstrators Document: (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/49551/DFID-approach-value-money.pdf