The International Development Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the international aid functions of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and public bodies which work with the Office in relation to international aid and official development assistance.[1] The Independent Commission for Aid Impact reports to this Select Committee.[2]
The committee was responsible for scrutiny of the International Development Committee's predecessor, the Department for International Development.
Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, chairs and member of committees are yet to be appointed.[3]
As of July 2022, the committee's membership was as follows:[4]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Champion MP (Chair) | Labour and Co-op | Rotherham | ||
| Rosena Allin-Khan MP | Labour | Tooting | ||
| Richard Bacon MP | Conservative | South Norfolk | ||
| Theo Clarke MP | Conservative | Stafford | ||
| Pauline Latham MP | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire | ||
| Chris Law MP | Scottish National Party | Dundee West | ||
| Ian Liddell-Grainger MP | Conservative | Bridgwater and West Somerset | ||
| Nigel Mills MP | Conservative | Amber Valley | ||
| David Mundell MP | Conservative | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | ||
| Kate Osamor MP | Independent | Edmonton | ||
| Virendra Sharma MP | Labour | Ealing Southall | ||
| Date | Outgoing Member& Party | Constituency | → | New Member& Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2021 | Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative) | Bassetlaw | → | Nigel Mills MP (Conservative) | Amber Valley | Hansard | |||
| 21 November 2022 | Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative) | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | → | David Mundell MP (Conservative) | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Hansard | |||
| 20 November 2023 | Navendu Mishra MP (Labour) | Stockport | → | Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP (Labour) | Tooting | Hansard | |||
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[5] [6]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Twigg MP (Chair) | Labour and Co-op | Liverpool West Derby | ||
| Richard Burden MP | Labour | Birmingham Northfield | ||
| James Duddridge MP | Conservative | Rochford and Southend East | ||
| Nigel Evans MP | Conservative | Ribble Valley | ||
| Pauline Latham MP | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire | ||
| Chris Law MP | Scottish National Party | Dundee West | ||
| Ivan Lewis MP | Labour | Bury South | ||
| Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP | Labour | Brighton Kemptown | ||
| Paul Scully MP | Conservative | Sutton & Cheam | ||
| Virendra Sharma MP | Labour | Ealing Southall | ||
| Henry Smith MP | Conservative | Crawley | ||
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.[7] [8]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Twigg MP (Chair) | Labour (Co-op) | Liverpool West Derby | ||
| Fiona Bruce MP | Conservative | Congleton | ||
| Dr Lisa Cameron MP | Scottish National Party | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | ||
| Nigel Evans MP | Conservative | Ribble Valley | ||
| Helen Grant MP | Conservative | Maidstone and The Weald | ||
| Fabian Hamilton MP | Labour | Leeds North East | ||
| Pauline Latham MP | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire | ||
| Jeremy Lefroy MP | Conservative | Stafford | ||
| Wendy Morton MP | Conservative | Aldridge-Brownhills | ||
| Albert Owen MP | Labour | Ynys Môn | ||
| Virendra Sharma MP | Labour | Ealing Southall | ||
| Date | Outgoing Member& Party | Constituency | → | New Member& Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 2016 | Fabian Hamilton MP (Labour) | Leeds North East | → | Stephen Doughty MP (Labour and Co-op) | Cardiff South and Penarth | Hansard | |||
| 31 October 2016 | Helen Grant MP (Conservative) | Maidstone and The Weald | → | Paul Scully MP (Conservative) | Sutton and Cheam | Hansard | |||
| 20 February 2017 | Albert Owen MP (Labour) | Ynys Môn | → | Ivan Lewis MP (Labour) | Bury South | Hansard | |||
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[9] [10]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Malcolm Bruce MP (Chair) | Liberal Democrat | Gordon | ||
| Hugh Bayley MP | Labour | York Central | ||
| Russell Brown MP | Labour | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Richard Burden MP | Labour | Birmingham Northfield | ||
| James Clappison MP | Conservative | Hertsmere | ||
| Richard Harrington MP | Conservative | Watford | ||
| Pauline Latham MP | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire | ||
| Jeremy Lefroy MP | Conservative | Stafford | ||
| Ann McKechin MP | Labour | Glasgow North | ||
| Anas Sarwar MP | Labour | Glasgow Central | ||
| Chris White MP | Conservative | Warwick and Leamington | ||
| Chair | Party | Constituency | First elected | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Champion | Labour | Rotherham | 29 January 2020 | Elected by the House of Commons | ||
| Stephen Twigg | Labour | Liverpool West Derby | 19 May 2015 | Elected by the House of Commons | ||
| Malcolm Bruce | Liberal Democrats | Gordon | 14 July 2005 | Elected by the House of Commons | ||
| Tony Baldry[11] | Conservative | Banbury | 18 July 2001 | Elected by the Select Committee | ||
| Bowen Wells | Conservative | Hertford and Stortford | 16 July 1997 | Elected by the Select Committee | ||