TOMORROW (Tuesday 7 January), the International Development Committee will question Anneliese Dodds, Minister for Development, on her priorities in office.
Upon being appointed, the Minister said she aimed to make the world a safer, more prosperous place and to unlock opportunity for everyone. The FCDO’s development mission would be to “create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet”.
Members are likely to ask the Minister how the Government will meet its ambitions with a reduced foreign aid budget, and whether concrete plans are yet in place to reduce spending foreign aid on refugees within the UK.
Members may also question the Minister on the UK’s humanitarian response to the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan. The UK’s foreign aid spending to support women and girls, and adaption and mitigations for climate change, may also be discussed.
Prior to the Minister’s appearance, MPs will also hear from the FCDO’s two Permanent Under-Secretaries, Sir Philip Barton and Nick Dyer, on the department’s accounts.
At 2.00pm in the Wilson Room, Portcullis House
From 2.00pm
- Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Board member and Permanent Under-Secretary
- Nick Dyer, Second Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
From 3.15pm
- Rt Hon Annaliese Dodds MP, Minister of State for Development
- Melinda Bohannon, Director General, Humanitarian and Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
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