.@RoryStewartUK tells @CommonsForeign Afghanistan enquiry there is a "rottenness" in FCDO caused by Treasury staff cuts, says dept analytical capability is poor + there is a lack of appetite for it in Whitehall anyway @RoryStewartUK @CommonsForeign Lord Richards agrees but says it's not just FCDO - political analysis gaps across gov't, including intelligence agencies

Estimates Day debate on UK aid begins. @SarahChampionMP opens by saying that she wanted to examine the FCDO's spending plans but information "simply isn't being shared by the FCDO" and @CommonsIDC has had to "fight tooth + nail to extract whatever info it can from gov" Champion says gov is showing "contempt" for parliamentary scrutiny