Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Iain Duncan Smith represents Chingford and Woodford Green in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 9 April 1992.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Sir Iain Duncan Smith; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Department for Work and Pensions | 12 May 2010 | 19 March 2016 |
| Leader of HM Official Opposition | HM Official Opposition | 12 September 2001 | 6 November 2003 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Ministry of Defence | 15 June 1999 | 12 September 2001 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Department for Work and Pensions | 11 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Standards and Privileges | 23 October 1996 | 21 March 1997 |
| Standards in Public Life | 16 November 1994 | 8 November 1995 |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 24 January 1994 | 10 July 1995 |
| Administration Committee | 11 January 1994 | 21 March 1997 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Conservative Party | 12 September 2001 | 6 November 2003 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 007f94d0f369.
Register of interests
Sir Iain Duncan Smith has 8 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on and the latest on 17 February 2026. By category: Employment and earnings (4), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Visits outside the UK (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to United States between 01 February 2026 and 08 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Meetings with USA Social Justice organisations and Research Councils, meetings with Congress Members.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-01
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-08
Appearances on GB News - GB News Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Appearances on GB News
- Name of the payer: GB News Ltd
- Brief description of the payer's business: UK-based television and broadcasting company
- Payment received on 15 September 2026 - £40.00
- Payment received on 14 July 2026 - £40.00
- Payment received on 12 June 2026 - £80.00
- Payment received on 18 May 2026 - £40.00
- Payment received on 16 April 2026 - £40.00
- Payment received on 16 March 2026 - £40.00
- Payment received on 13 February 2026 - £40.00
- Payment received on 15 January 2026 - £320.00
Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) - £2,687.50
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Transport, accommodation, meals provided to attend the Centre for Social Justice schedule of events at the Conservative Party Conference as guest speaker and panelist, in my capacity as Chairman of the CSJ
- Value of the benefit: £2,687.50
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-10-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-10-05
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-10-07
- Name of the donor: Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
- Status of the donor: Company
Writing articles - Reach Shared Services Ltd
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Name of the payer: Reach Shared Services Ltd
Writing articles - Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Name of the payer: Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- Payment received on 01 September 2026 - £750.00
- Payment received on 05 August 2026 - £500.00
- Payment received on 21 July 2026 - £500.00
- Payment received on 12 May 2026 - £250.00
- Payment received on 14 April 2026 - £250.00
- Payment received on 17 February 2026 - £500.00
- Payment received on 09 December 2025 - £250.00
- Payment received on 11 November 2025 - £750.00
- Payment received on 14 October 2025 - £500.00
- Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £250.00
Writing articles for News UK and Ireland - News UK and Ireland
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles for News UK and Ireland
- Name of the payer: News UK and Ireland
- Payment received on 26 May 2026 - £800.00
- Payment received on 23 January 2026 - £200.00
- Payment received on 23 October 2025 - £750.00
Pratt’s Club - £350.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary life membership as a Special Member (value provided is that in 2024)
- Value of the benefit: £350.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2012-06-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2012-06-01
- Name of the donor: Pratt’s Club
- Status of the donor: Unincorporated association
Buck’s Club 1919 - £1,625.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary life membership of Buck’s Club 1919 (value provided is that in 2024)
- Value of the benefit: £1,625.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2002-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2002-01-01
- Name of the donor: Buck’s Club 1919
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Buck’s Club 1919
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7746cfa2463c. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £236,375 for Sir Iain Duncan Smith in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. The figure for 2023-24 was £238,256. IPSA lists office spending of £24,707 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £236,374.70 | £238,255.94 | £208,853.66 |
| Office costs: spent | £24,707.17 | £24,640.59 | £24,110.09 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,172.51 | £2,104.03 | £4,212.82 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,440.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Chingford and Woodford Green BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Iain Duncan Smith is recorded voting in 442 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 41 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 229 written questions from Sir Iain Duncan Smith since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Education.
Ryan Cornelius
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Special Envoy for Complex Detention Cases will demand the release of Ryan Cornelius.
Ryan Cornelius
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister plans to raise the detention of Ryan Cornelius directly with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Ryan Cornelius
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publicly call on the Government of the United Arab Emirates to release Ryan Cornelius immediately.
Ryan Cornelius
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take in the case of Ryan Cornelius that differ from those taken by the previous administration.
North Korea: Buddhism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment of Buddhists and other religious minorities in North Korea; what assessment he has made of the level of restrictions …
Russia: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Deputy Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union on Russian gas supplies to Germany.
Nord Stream Pipelines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy that the Nord Stream pipelines should remain closed and not used for the supply of Russian gas.
Russia: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised concerns with his German counterpart on the comments of the leader of the Alternative für Deutschland about a resumption of gas supplies to Germany from …
Private Education: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the involvement of the United Front in the purchase of independent schools by Chinese investors since 2014.
China: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to discuss the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law with her Chinese counterpart.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d9d97d25902c. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Chingford and Woodford Green returned Sir Iain Duncan Smith with a majority of 4,757: 17,281 votes, 35.6% of those cast, against 12,524 for Shama Tatler. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Chingford and Woodford Green figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Iain Duncan Smith corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Iain Duncan Smith:
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Iain Duncan Smith MP about Homelessness statistics
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith corrected the Commons record on Welfare Spending
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.