Is the aid sector racist? I had been reflecting on this question for a number of years. However, after the House of Commons’ International Development Committee, which I chair, launched an inquiry into sexual abuse in the aid sector and we kept hearing that aid workers and recipients were also subjected to racial abuse, we felt a responsibility to act. In March 2021, we opened a new inquiry to understand the nature and prevalence of racism within the sector and to explore how the sector could be more inclusive.