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Today the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into science diplomacy.

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.

The Chair of the cross-party International Development Committee Chair, Sarah Champion, has responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement today.

The International Development Committee has published a report on its In Development inquiry, a call for inquiry ideas from the aid and development sector.

The Foreign Affairs Committee has issued a statement in response to the Israeli air strikes in Gaza.

Inquiry launch: UK at the United Nations Security Council

The Foreign Affairs Committee today launches an inquiry into the Government’s proposed UK-EU “reset”.  

The Chair of the International Development Committee has today commented on the Government’s announcement of cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget.

Former top diplomat Simon McDonald, Lord McDonald of Salford, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner

Foreign Affairs Committee examines the nature, origins and techniques of foreign disinformation campaigns

Three House of Commons Select Committees – the Culture, Media and Sport, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees – have called on the Government to sufficiently resource the BBC World Service.

The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a one-off oral evidence session on the UK’s sanctions strategy at 2pm on Tuesday 4 February.

Three House of Commons Select Committees – the Culture, Media and Sport, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees – have called on the Government to sufficiently resource the BBC World Service so that it is less reliant on the licence fee and short-term funding cycles.