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Information between 11th March 2024 - 21st April 2024

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Calendar
Tuesday 19th March 2024 9 a.m.
International Development Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 26th March 2024 2 p.m.
International Development Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Alternative Financing Options for International Development
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Philippe Valahu - Chief Executive Officer at Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)
Anne-Marie Chidzero - Chief Investment Officer at FSD Africa
Louise Walker - Head of Private Sector & Capital Markets Department at FCDO (MOBILIST Programme)
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Ian Mitchell - Co-Director, Europe and Senior Policy Fellow at Centre for Global Development
Romilly Greenhill - Chief Executive Officer at Bond
Evie Aspinall - Director at British Foreign Policy Group
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024 2 p.m.
International Development Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: FCDO and civil societies
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024 2 p.m.
International Development Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024 2 p.m.
International Development Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The ongoing conflict in Sudan
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024 2 p.m.
International Development Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The ongoing conflict in Sudan
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sibongani Kayola - Country Director, Sudan at Mercy Corps
Eddie Rowe - Country Director, Sudan at UN World Food Programme
Mary Louise Eagleton - Deputy Representative, Sudan Country Office at UNICEF
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence to the FCDO Permanent Under-Secretary on the Supplementary Estimates 2023-24 - 13 March 2024

International Development Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Foreign Secretary regarding the protection of humanitarian personnel in Gaza - 1 February 2024

International Development Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary regarding the protection of humanitarian personnel in Gaza - 26 February 2024

International Development Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Written Evidence - Give Directly
SZH0025 - The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger - International Development Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Give Directly, and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger - International Development Committee
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Oral Evidence - VSO, Farm Africa, and Dr Rachael McDonnell

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger - International Development Committee
Monday 18th March 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes of the International Development Committee in Session 2023-24

International Development Committee
Friday 22nd March 2024
Written Evidence - OECD
SIDS0001 - UK Small Island Developing States Strategy

UK Small Island Developing States Strategy - International Development Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Written Evidence - DIS0026 - FCDO and disability-inclusive development

FCDO and disability-inclusive development - International Development Committee
Thursday 4th April 2024
Report - Third Report - FCDO and disability-inclusive development

International Development Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Centre for Global Development, Bond, and British Foreign Policy Group

International Development Committee
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), FSD Africa, and FCDO (MOBILIST Programme)

International Development Committee
Thursday 4th April 2024
Report - Large Print - FCDO and disability-inclusive development

International Development Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
28 Feb 2024
FCDO and civil societies
International Development Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

In recent years the fragility of civil society has become apparent as political turbulence - for example in Afghanistan and South Sudan - and authoritarian repression have put pressure on civic organisations and structures.

We are now launching an inquiry focusing on the FCDO’s approach to supporting civil society and civil society organisations through its programming.

Terms of reference: FCDO and civil societies




Department for International Development mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
88 speeches (16,617 words)
Consideration of Commons amendments
Wednesday 20th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Coussins (XB - Life peer) by an international agency that had a contract to provide interpreting and translation services to DfID - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
MUL0014 - International relations within the multilateral system

International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: based development, we recommend the FCDO lead the way by using the expertise (now incorporated from DFID

Monday 15th April 2024
Written Evidence - University of Hull
UKR0004 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership

Public Accounts Committee

Found: London: Department for International Development, British Library, London.

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, Think-Tank for Action on Social Change, and Heritage Foundation

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: However, there is an opportunity that has come from the FCO-DFID merger, and in Syria we are seeing

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Middle East Program, CSIS, RUSI, Jonathan Wilks, and The University of Exeter

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: However, there is an opportunity that has come from the FCO-DFID merger, and in Syria we are seeing

Monday 25th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and European Council on Foreign Affairs

The UK’s economic security - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: losing influence and linking it to the merger between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the DfID

Monday 25th March 2024
Oral Evidence - King’s College London, and University of Sussex Business School

The UK’s economic security - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: losing influence and linking it to the merger between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the DfID

Monday 18th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Krucial, and EcoOnline

Scotland's space sector - Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: Back when DfID was DfID, we had a two to three-year contract with them and it was about monitoring

Monday 18th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Alba Orbital, and Craft Prospect Ltd

Scotland's space sector - Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: Back when DfID was DfID, we had a two to three-year contract with them and it was about monitoring



Parliamentary Research
The UK and the US$100 billion climate finance goal - CBP-9999
Apr. 09 2024

Found: October 2023 48 Cabinet Office, Climate finance delivery plan (PDF), October 2021, p10 49 Department



National Audit Office
Mar. 28 2024
wider environmental goals (PDF)

Found: report on improving the lives of women and girls overseas highlighted similar challenges faced by the Department

Mar. 25 2024
Summary - Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID (PDF)

Found: Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID

Mar. 25 2024
Report - Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID (PDF)

Found: Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID

Mar. 25 2024
Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID (webpage)

Found: Progress with the merger of the FCO and DFID



Department Publications - Guidance
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: comparable UK -based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: comparable UK -based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: comparable UK -based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department

Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Programme: Global Refugee Forum
Document: Annex D: Accountable grant template (webpage)

Found: in FCDO’s Eligible Cost Guidance for Accountable Grants (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-accountable-grant-arrangement-budget-template-and-guidance

Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Programme: Global Refugee Forum
Document: Annex B: Accountable grant pro forma cost 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

Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Programme: Global Refugee Forum
Document: Annex C: Programme expenditure: eligible cost guidance for accountable grant arrangements (PDF)

Found: conjunction with FCDO ’s standard budget template, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid

Thursday 28th March 2024
Department of Health and Social Care
Source Page: General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions: previous directions
Document: The General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions 2013 (PDF)

Found: for— (a) members of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and their families; (b) members of the Department

Wednesday 13th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: British High Commission Accra: Ghana portfolio evaluation
Document: Volume 2: Terms of reference (webpage)

Found: are required to refer to ethical guidelines available at  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-ethical-guidance-for-research-evaluation-and-monitoring-activities

Wednesday 13th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: British High Commission Accra: Ghana portfolio evaluation
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

Wednesday 13th March 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024 (PDF)

Found: comparable UK -based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department

Tuesday 12th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: British Embassy Oman Campaign Goal 3: Evaluation
Document: Volume 2: Terms of reference (webpage)

Found: The evaluability assessment may benefit from following DFID Working Paper 40.

Tuesday 12th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: British Embassy Oman Campaign Goal 3: Evaluation
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



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption
Document: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_en.pdf (PDF)

Found: Department for International Development. Torgler B (2002).

Thursday 11th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Change of British High Commissioner to India: Lindy Cameron
Document: Change of British High Commissioner to India: Lindy Cameron (webpage)

Found: National Cyber Security Centre 2019 to 2020 Northern Ireland Office, Director-General 2016 to 2019 DFID



Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 12th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: FCDO Commercial Pipeline: April 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: GIP builds on ex-DFID India’s programme on innovation transfer (Global INVENT).4.

Monday 25th March 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: Government Annuities Investment Fund Report & Accounts 2023
Document: Government Annuities Investment Fund Report & Accounts 2023 (PDF)

Found: Dame Sue has previously held senior roles at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for International

Thursday 14th March 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 23 November 2023
Document: FRAB 151 (03) NAO update to FRAB November 2023 (PDF)

Found: timetables 2019 -20 (July 2020) Pre-recess: •DWP •Home Office •Cabinet Office •International Trade •FCO/DfID

Wednesday 13th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Evaluating the impact of BII industries, technology and services (ITS) portfolio
Document: (PDF)

Found: Consumer and Business Services CCUS Carbon Capture Use and Storage CRE Construction and Real Estate DFID

Wednesday 13th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Evaluating the impact of BII industries, technology and services (ITS) portfolio
Document: 2022 evaluation of its infrastructure portfolio (PDF, 2 MB) (PDF)

Found: abbreviations BI Business Integrity BRT Bus Rapid Transit C&I Commercial and industry CO2 Carbon dioxide DFID



Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Statistics on International Development: provisional UK aid spend 2023
Document: Statistics on International Development: provisional UK aid spend 2023 (PDF)

Found: 2022 over 2022- 23 and 2023- 24. 2 The FCDO share for 2019 and 2020 are the combined shares of former -DFID

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Statistics on International Development: provisional UK aid spend 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: The FCDO share for 2019 to 2020 are the combined shares of former-DFID and former-FCO.

Thursday 21st March 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Government grants statistics 2022 to 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: 471 511 713 1181 427.76485 527 2452 2537 2703 FCDO - - 0 0 0 - - 8114 4883 2539 - - 8114 4883 2539 DfID



Department Publications - Policy paper
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions
Document: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW): building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions, March 2024 (PDF)

Found: Countries , Policy Research Working Paper 6416, The World Bank, Washington DC, World Bank Document Department

Wednesday 27th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: international climate finance and gender security
Document: Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme: international climate finance and gender security. Integrating gender in the design of scaled-up or new British High Commission Tanzania programmes, March 2024 (PDF)

Found: Dar es Salaam: British High Commission Tanzania Department for International Development (DFID) (2019

Monday 18th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Digital development strategy 2024 to 2030
Document: Digital development strategy 2024 to 2030 (PDF)

Found: change lives, transform entire economies, stimulate growth and, ultimately, end reliance on aid” (DFID



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Apr. 18 2024
Competition and Markets Authority
Source Page: The CMA at 10: Past reflections and a look ahead to the next decade of promoting competition and protecting consumers
Document: UK’s open banking regime has also been called ‘the envy of the European FinTech community’ (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: future. 48 UK FinTech State of the NationThis is where departments across UK government, such as the Department



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: comparable UK -based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department

Mar. 22 2024
UK Integrated Security Fund
Source Page: Call for bids: Integrated Security Fund Afghanistan programme 2024 to 2025
Document: (Excel)
Guidance and Regulation

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



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Mar. 25 2024
UK Debt Management Office
Source Page: Government Annuities Investment Fund Report & Accounts 2023
Document: Government Annuities Investment Fund Report & Accounts 2023 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: Dame Sue has previously held senior roles at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for International



Deposited Papers
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Source Page: Westminster Foundation for Democracy Independent Public Body Review 2023. 16p
Document: Westminster_Foundation_for_Democracy_Public_Body_Review.pdf (PDF)

Found: into this implementation period, th e creation of the FCDO through the merger between the FCO and DfID