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Foreign Affairs Committee

Departmental select committee Commons Foreign and Commonwealth Office

What it does

The Foreign Affairs Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and other bodies associated with the Foreign Office and within the Committee's remit, including the British Council.
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Members

Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP Labour Chair
Abtisam Mohamed MP Labour Member
Alan Gemmell MP Labour Member
Alex Ballinger MP Labour Member
Aphra Brandreth MP Conservative Member
Dan Carden MP Labour Member
Edward Morello MP Liberal Democrat Member
Fleur Anderson MP Labour Member
Richard Foord MP Liberal Democrat Member
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP Conservative Member
Uma Kumaran MP Labour Member

Recent outputs

Correspondence Letter to the Minister for Skills, relating to Student Loan eligibility for children of members of the Diplomatic Service, dated 14 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Rt Hon Alistair Burt regarding his recent appointment to the role of UK Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions, dated 14 July 2026 15 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Defence Secretary and the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, relating to the Ukraine Support Loan announcement, dated 13 July 2026 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, following up on the oral evidence session on 07 July 2026, dated 14 July 2026 14 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Prime Minister and reply from Minister Malhotra, relating to the publication of the FCDO annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, dated 09 and 07 July 2026 14 Jul 2026
Report 1st Report - The appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States 9 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission, relating to the Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics by Philip Rycroft, dated 02 June 2026 7 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Minister for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, relating to the Government's policy towards the Islamic Republic of Iran, dated 29 and 08 June 2026 6 Jul 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean, relating to the British Council, dated 30 and 16 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Minister for Trade relating to the general trade licences under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations, dated 26 June and 10 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for AI and Online Safety following up on the oral evidence session on 14 April 2026, dated 10 June 2026 17 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to Chagos, dated 12 June and 27 May 2026 16 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, relating to UK–Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty, dated 28 May 2026 10 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, relating to a future UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement, dated 28 May 2026 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Minister for the Cabinet Office relating to citizens' rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, dated 01 June and 20 May 2026 9 Jun 2026
Special Report 2nd Special Report - Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy: Government Response 8 Jun 2026
Correspondence Response from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office following the oral evidence session with Cat Little on 23 April 2026, dated 2 June 2026 2 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence with the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice, relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States, dated 01 June and 21 May 2026 2 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for the Cabinet Office, relating to the Government’s Response to the Committee's UK-EU reset Report, dated 21 May 2026 2 Jun 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to EAC and FAC Chairs, relating to the Prime Minister's attendance at the European Political Community summit (EPC), dated 13 May 2026 2 Jun 2026
Attendance statistics Members' attendance 2024–26 (Foreign Affairs Committee) 22 May 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Minister for the Cabinet Office, relating to the Government’s Response to the Committee's UK-EU reset Report, dated 20 May 2026 21 May 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report - From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK-EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future: Government Response 21 May 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, dated 29 April 2026 19 May 2026
Correspondence Correspondence from the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry relating to changes announced to the Afghan Resettlement Programme. dated 28 April 2026 19 May 2026
Estimate memoranda Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Main Estimate Memorandum 2026-27 29 Apr 2026
Estimate memoranda Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Overseas Superannuation Main Estimate Memorandum 2026-27 29 Apr 2026
Correspondence Response from the Cabinet Office, following the oral evidence session with Catherine Little CB on 23 April 2026, dated 24 April 2026 28 Apr 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Minister for Europe, North America, and UK Overseas Territories relating to sanctions updates, dated 24 April 2026 28 Apr 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Minister for Trade relating to Sanctions End-Use Controls, dated 23 April 2026 28 Apr 2026

Source: the official committee page.