Committee publication · Correspondence · 7 July 2026
Correspondence to the Minister of State for International Development and Africa relating to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, 3 July 2026
Summary
The International Development Committee writes to the Minister of State for International Development requesting an explanation for why the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has been given access to individual country allocations of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for 2026/27–2028/29 while the Committee itself has not. The Committee seeks clarification on the rationale for this information asymmetry.
Key findings
- ICAI has received sight of individual country ODA allocations for 2026/27 to 2028/29 ahead of an upcoming review
- The International Development Committee, which oversees ICAI, has not been granted access to the same allocations
- The Committee questions the reasoning behind providing ICAI with information not yet shared with its own oversight body
Tone
ProceduralTopics
international-developmentpublic-financeparliamentary-oversight
Key actors
Sarah Champion MP, Baroness Chapman of Darlington, International Development Committee, Independent Commission for Aid Impact, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Notable line
“… a body which this Committee oversees has been shown the individual country allocations, yet this Committee has not”
Key Quotes
“We would be interested to know the reason why a body which this Committee oversees has been shown the individual country allocations, yet this Committee has not.”
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