International Development Committee
The International Development Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the international aid functions of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and public bodies which work with the Office in relation to international aid and official development assistance.[1] The Independent Commission for Aid Impact reports to this Select Committee.[2]
The committee was responsible for scrutiny of the International Development Committee's predecessor, the Department for International Development.
Membership
[edit]Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, chairs and member of committees are yet to be appointed.[3]
2019-2024 Parliament
[edit]As of July 2022, the committee's membership was as follows:[4]
Changes since 2019
[edit]| Date | Outgoing Member
& Party |
Constituency | → | New Member
& Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2021 | Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative) | Bassetlaw | → | Nigel Mills MP (Conservative) | Amber Valley | Hansard | ||
| 21 November 2022 | Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative) | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | → | David Mundell MP (Conservative) | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Hansard | ||
| 20 November 2023 | Navendu Mishra MP (Labour) | Stockport | → | Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP (Labour) | Tooting | Hansard | ||
Membership 2017-2019
[edit]The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[5][6]
Changes 2017-2019
[edit]| Date | Outgoing Member
& Party |
Constituency | → | New Member
& Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2018 | James Duddridge MP (Conservative) | Rochford and Southend East | → | Mark Menzies MP (Conservative) | Fylde | Hansard | ||
Membership 2015-2017
[edit]The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.[7][8]
Changes 2015-2017
[edit]| Date | Outgoing Member
& Party |
Constituency | → | New Member
& Party |
Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 2016 | Fabian Hamilton MP (Labour) | Leeds North East | → | Stephen Doughty MP (Labour and Co-op) | Cardiff South and Penarth | Hansard | ||
| 31 October 2016 | Helen Grant MP (Conservative) | Maidstone and The Weald | → | Paul Scully MP (Conservative) | Sutton and Cheam | Hansard | ||
| 20 February 2017 | Albert Owen MP (Labour) | Ynys Môn | → | Ivan Lewis MP (Labour) | Bury South | Hansard | ||
Membership 2010-2015
[edit]The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[9][10]
Changes 2010-2015
[edit]List of committee chairs
[edit]| Chair | Party | Constituency | First elected | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Champion | Labour | Rotherham | 29 January 2020 | Elected by the House of Commons | |
| Stephen Twigg | Labour | Liverpool West Derby | 19 May 2015 | Elected by the House of Commons | |
| Malcolm Bruce | Liberal Democrats | Gordon | 14 July 2005 | Elected by the House of Commons | |
| Tony Baldry[11] | Conservative | Banbury | 18 July 2001 | Elected by the Select Committee | |
| Bowen Wells | Conservative | Hertford and Stortford | 16 July 1997 | Elected by the Select Committee | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "International Development Committee - role". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Independent Commission for Aid Impact". ICAI. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ kelly, Richard (3 July 2024). "What happens in the Commons after the general election?". UK parliament.
- ^ "International Development Committee - membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 513. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Sir Tony Baldry - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.