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Division Votes
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 170
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 178
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 164
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163


Speeches
Iain Duncan Smith speeches from: Ambassador to the United States
Iain Duncan Smith contributed 4 speeches (237 words)
Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Iain Duncan Smith speeches from: Official Secrets Act
Iain Duncan Smith contributed 1 speech (325 words)
Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office


Written Answers
Anaerobic Digestion
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of anaerobic digestion to secure rural economic growth.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

British farmers are world-leaders and know their own land best - carefully planning their planting to suit the weather, their soil type, and their long-term agronomic strategy. It is not Government policy to determine which crops farmers should prioritise to include in their crop rotation.

We will continue to support farmers, so they can make the right decisions for them and the productivity of their land.

The demand for UK produced crops is subject to global market prices and supply. Crop varieties grown in the UK can be of a specification for food, feed and bioenergy standards, so that there is in-built flexibility for farmers to ensure an end-use market for their product.

The development of anaerobic digestion plants creates jobs and economic growth. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s most recent analysis shows that over two thirds of existing biomethane anaerobic digestion plants are located in rural areas.

Biomethane production via anaerobic digestion is currently supported by the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS). It is estimated that when taking into account both direct and indirect jobs, the GGSS could support up to 1,600 jobs per annum during the construction phase of plants, and up to 1,000 jobs during the lifetime of the plants (assumed to be 20 years).

Jimmy Lai
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Thursday 11th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last raised the case of Jimmy Lai with US counterparts.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

This Government welcomes US President Trump's public support for Jimmy Lai. Mr. Lai's case remains an utmost priority; his prosecution is politically motivated, and he should be released. The Foreign Secretary and her officials remain in regular contact with the US Government on this matter.

Agriculture: Biomethane
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage crop-based biomethane to support regenerative farming practices.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

British farmers are world-leaders and know their own land best - carefully planning their planting to suit the weather, their soil type, and their long-term agronomic strategy. It is not Government policy to determine which crops farmers should prioritise to include in their crop rotation.

We will continue to support farmers, so they can make the right decisions for them and the productivity of their land.

The Government currently supports biomethane production through the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS). The GGSS will close for new applications in Spring 2028, and the Government is planning to consult on policy options for a future framework for biomethane during financial year 2025/26.

Eritrea: Oppression
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Thursday 2nd October 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Eritrean authorities concerning the enforced disappearance and harassment of (a) religious leaders and (b) human rights defenders; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure their protection against transnational repression.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We continue to raise the issue of human rights with the Eritrean government, both through our Embassy in Asmara and through multilateral fora. We advocate for the end of all discriminatory detentions based on religion or belief, as we have stated at the UN Human Rights Council, and call for all those unjustly incarcerated to be released, including human rights defenders. The UK supports the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea, voting in favour of his mandate renewal in July 2025. We previously called upon Eritrea to address allegations and concerns surrounding activities which could be identified as transnational repression (TNR), including at the UN Human Rights Council in February 2025. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) recently took part in a cross-government review of TNR and will continue to monitor this issue.

Jimmy Lai
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Tuesday 16th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has offered to British citizens accused of being co-conspirators in the closing days of the trial of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and what assessment his Department has made of the risks to (a) those people and (b) others named in the trial.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The prosecution in Jimmy Lai's politically motivated trial has sought to highlight Mr Lai's

relationships with foreign nationals, including British nationals. The naming of British

nationals in this manner is unacceptable. If individuals named in any overseas trial have

concerns, we advise them to seek independent legal advice.



MP Financial Interests
15th September 2025
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Taiwan between 24 August 2025 and 28 August 2025
Source
6th October 2025
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment received on 16 September 2025 - £500.00
Source
6th October 2025
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £250.00
Source


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 13th October
Iain Duncan Smith signed this EDM on Monday 20th October 2025

National inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse

22 signatures (Most recent: 21 Oct 2025)
Tabled by: Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House expresses its deep concern at the continued lack of visible progress in establishing the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, announced by the Government in June 2025; notes that, four months later, no Chair has been appointed, no Terms of Reference have been published, …
Tuesday 16th September
Iain Duncan Smith signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th October 2025

Police front counters in London

6 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)
Tabled by: Margaret Mullane (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham)
That this House recognises the invaluable provision of police front counters in London, whether they are located in purpose-built police stations or in multi-use shared spaces such as community centres, libraries, and supermarkets; acknowledges that police accessibility and the provision to report crime face-to-face is a vital service which ensures …



Iain Duncan Smith mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Ambassador to the United States
205 speeches (26,414 words)
Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: David Davis (Con - Goole and Pocklington) Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), who would recognise a number - Link to Speech

Official Secrets Act
55 speeches (7,959 words)
Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Mark Pritchard (Con - The Wrekin) Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), that that report highlighted - Link to Speech