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Information between 5th March 2024 - 4th April 2024

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Calendar
Tuesday 12th March 2024 2 p.m.
International Development Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Rory Stewart - President at Give Directly
Jyotsna Puri - Associate Vice-President, Strategy & Knowledge at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Ruchi Tripathi - Global Lead on Livelihoods and Resilience at VSO
Dr Diana Onyango - Head of Technical Team at Farm Africa
Dr Rachael McDonnell - Deputy Director General of IWMI, and Senior Program Director Water Systems, CGIAR
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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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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

International Women’s Day
73 speeches (36,012 words)
Friday 8th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: Baroness Northover (LD - Life peer) I remember, as a DfID Minister in the coalition, needing to point out that the Treasury needed to do - Link to Speech

Foreign Affairs
82 speeches (33,311 words)
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LD - Life peer) Cuts in UK aid to Africa, the DfID/FCO merger and the diversion of funds to the fallout from Afghanistan - Link to Speech

Foreign Affairs
50 speeches (21,456 words)
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) We also saw the bungled merger between DfID and the Foreign Office, deprioritising development, sapping - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
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 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

Wednesday 6th March 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-03-06 09:15:00+00:00

National Audit Office Strategy and Main Estimate 2024-25 - Public Accounts Commission Committee

Found: In late March, we are publishing our report on the merger of the Foreign Office with DfID into the FCDO



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 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 - 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



Department Publications - Transparency
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
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



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



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
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



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