COMMONS

Foreign Affairs Committee - inquiries

  • The FCO's human rights work in 2011  Inquiry announced 30 April 2012

    The Foreign Affairs Committee announces inuiry into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's human rights work in 2011, taking as a starting point the Department's 2011 Report on Human Rights and Democracy

  • Future of the European Union: UK Government policy  Inquiry announced 28 March 2012

    The inquiry responds to the widespread sense that the Eurozone crisis and the December 2011 European Council have raised fundamental questions about the future of the EU and the UK’s place in it

  • The role and future of the Commonwealth  Inquiry announced 05 December 2011

    Following the Perth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), this inquiry focuses on the future and role of the Commonwealth and how Commonwealth membership helps the UK achieve its diplomatic objectives.

  • FCO Performance and Finances  Inquiry announced 19 July 2011

    This inquiry focuses on how the FCO, and its associated bodies, are implementing spending cuts and adjusting to reduced Government spending. Attention will also be given to the recently announced changes to the FCO’s global network.

  • British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring': the transition to democracy  Inquiry announced 18 July 2011

    This inquiry considers implications for British foreign policy of the ‘Arab Spring’, the contribution the UK can make to reform and reconstruction in Arab countries. The focus of the inquiry is on Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

  • UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey's Regional Role  Inquiry announced 15 July 2011

    This inquiry asks whether the Government is correct to be seeking to cultivate Turkey as a “strategic partner” for the UK and continuing to support Turkey’s EU accession. It assesses progress and difficulties in the Government’s pursuit of both objectives

  • Developments in UK Foreign Policy  Inquiry announced 26 July 2010

    One of two proposed twice-yearly evidence sessions with the Foreign Secretary covering the full range of the Foreign Secretary’s responsibilities

  • EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy  Inquiry announced 21 July 2010

    The Committee conducts a ‘rolling’ inquiry into "EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy" to enable it to maintain a ‘watching brief’ on developments in these areas and UK Government policy relating to them.