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Select Committee
First Special Report - Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Special Report Apr. 17 2024

Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: As well as appearances before, and future commitments to appear before select committees, the Foreign

Parliamentary Research
Estimates Day debate: The spending of the Home Office on asylum and migration - CDP-2024-0054
Mar. 07 2024

Found: Overseas Devel opment Assistance (ODA) , also known as the foreign aid budget , can be used to support

Select Committee
Mr Vince Thompson
 TTC0037 - The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution

Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023

Inquiry: The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: UK select committees have far more experience, power and resources of every kind in comparison with

Select Committee
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
 SSTG0024 - Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government

Written Evidence Nov. 14 2023

Inquiry: Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government

Found: SELECT COMMITTEES AND STRATEGY Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield The Second World War taught the British to

Lords Chamber
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Con - Life peer) In particular, I commend the training relating to membership of Select Committees. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Sandwich (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I know I was chosen because I had worked with several aid NGOs, including Christian Aid and Save the - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) He said:“Let us not pretend that overseas aid is just giving something away to others, as some of its - Speech Link
4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) at some time or another, relied on its support, whether when visiting Commonwealth countries or our overseas - Speech Link

Select Committee
Correspondence from Dame Meg Hillier, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts to Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, re Follow up to evidence session on 23 November 2023, dated 18 December 2023

Correspondence Dec. 18 2023

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: Events have put pressure on the operations and resources of FCDO staff at home and overseas .

Commons Chamber
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums - Wed 31 Jan 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) In answer to the question from the Chair of the Select Committee, paragraph 3 continues:“The duty to - Speech Link
2: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) The concerns expressed by my constituents, and felt by my party, have also been highlighted by two Committees - Speech Link
3: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood—again, I hope I heard her correctly—who prayed in aid the Fixed-term - Speech Link

Select Committee
Second Special - Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of session 2023-24

Special Report Apr. 18 2024

Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: Powers The committee is a select committee, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing

Select Committee
Government of Anguilla
 SOT0088 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century

Written Evidence Nov. 29 2023

Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 Century
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: SOT0088 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century Government of Anguilla Written

Westminster Hall
Arms Export Licences: Israel - Tue 12 Dec 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) One reason for that is that we assume that Select Committees are all over this, but that is not the case.My - Speech Link
2: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) It is aid to the Israeli military; it is aid to comfort their soldiers. - Speech Link
3: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) Member for that; I heard his point earlier about the Committees. - Speech Link
4: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) The ECJU comes to its conclusion by consulting both its UK experts and those in overseas posts. - Speech Link