Estimates: FCDO spending on the international development strategy
The debate on 6 July will focus on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spending and the new international development strategy, published in May 2022.

This note briefly considers the Middle East diplomatic Quartet, composed of the US, the UN, the EU and Russia, and its three principles governing engagement: the renunciation of violence, the recognition of the State of Israel and the acceptance of previous diplomatic agreements.
Hamas, Fatah and the Middle East Quartet principles (95 KB , PDF)
This note briefly considers the Middle East diplomatic Quartet, composed of the US, the UN, the EU and Russia, and its three principles governing engagement: the renunciation of violence, the recognition of the State of Israel and the acceptance of previous diplomatic agreements.
The principles are particularly controversial in the light of the unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah, since Hamas has been excluded from peace negotiations and financial aid on the grounds that it does not endorse them.
• Western governments have said that they will stick to the principles, but that they will wait until they see further details of any proposed unity government before deciding whether to deal with it
• Israel has rejected the unity agreement, saying that it makes a peace deal less likely
• Critics have said that the principles are an impediment to a peace deal and some have suggested that acceptance of the principles should be a goal of negotiations rather than a precondition
• So far, Hamas does not appear to have changed its policies significantly in relation to the principles
• Hamas policies have for some time offered the possibility of an end to violence and an accommodation with Israel, but not on the terms that the Quartet have found acceptable
Hamas, Fatah and the Middle East Quartet principles (95 KB , PDF)
The debate on 6 July will focus on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spending and the new international development strategy, published in May 2022.
A Migration and Economic Development partnership was agreed between the UK and Rwanda in April 2022. It allows the UK to send some people to Rwanda who would otherwise claim asylum in the UK. A judicial review to consider the lawfulness of the asylum arrangement is due to be heard in mid-July. This briefing provides an overview of the UK-Rwanda asylum arrangement, related legal issues and areas of controversy, and Parliament's role in scrutinising it.
A Backbench Business Committee debate on Iran's nuclear programme is scheduled for Thursday 30 June 2022 in the House of Commons chamber.