International affairs
International affairs news from UK Parliament.
BBC World Service journalists: death by a thousand cuts
The Foreign Affairs Committee is today publishing written evidence by a group of BBC World Service (former and current) journalists, on the impact of cuts to the World Service.
11 April 2025
Can community energy aid recharge development? Committee launches inquiry
Today the International Development Committee launches a new inquiry into aid for community-led energy.
09 April 2025
Committee launches inquiry into science diplomacy after visit to CERN
Today the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into science diplomacy.
03 April 2025
Defence Committee launches inquiry into AUKUS
Today the Defence Committee launches an inquiry into AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia.
02 April 2025
Fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, to give evidence on Russian disinformation
The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an evidence session hearing from the Fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, for the Committee’s inquiry into disinformation, 2pm, on Tuesday 1 April.
31 March 2025
Members to hear from academic experts on the future of European security
The Defence Committee will hold an evidence session on the UK’s contribution to European security at 10.30am, on Tuesday 1 April. The Committee will speak to academic experts Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman and Dr Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
28 March 2025
Liaison Committee sets out themes for Prime Minister session on April 8
Growth, welfare reforms and health plus international affairs and defence will feature in the Liaison Committee session with Sir Keir Starmer MP ahead of the Easter recess.
28 March 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill completes Lords committee stage
Members considered further changes as line by line scrutiny concluded. Find out more
28 March 2025
Government announces substantial and immediate changes to aid budget
The UK aid budget will no longer be linked to changes in the UK’s gross national income, instead being given a fixed budget potentially protecting it from spending by other departments, the Government has confirmed.
27 March 2025
UK-Ukraine One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement report published
The International Agreements Committee publishes its report on the UK-Ukraine One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement
26 March 2025
Committee Chair: Government should pause “hasty” aid cuts
The Chair of the cross-party International Development Committee Chair, Sarah Champion, has responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement today.
26 March 2025
MOD Parliamentary Under-Secretary Luke Pollard to face questions on grey zone threats
The Defence Committee will question Luke Pollard MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence on grey zone threats, at 10.30am on Tuesday 25 March.
21 March 2025
75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights in the spotlight
Lords discussed the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. Catch up
21 March 2025
Committee publishes report on ‘In Development’ inquiry
The International Development Committee has published a report on its In Development inquiry, a call for inquiry ideas from the aid and development sector.
20 March 2025
Fifth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly takes place in Brussels
The UK delegation to the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) has this week attended the fifth meeting with their EU counterparts, at the European Parliament in Brussels.
18 March 2025