Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, since 9 April 1992
The Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith is the Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, and has been an MP continually since 9 April 1992.
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
1. Employment and earnings
Payment: £40 Guest appearance on GB News The Weekend Show on 15th August 2026
Received on: 15 September 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 15 September 2026)
Payment: £750 Articles written for The Telegraph and published on 11th, 14th and 19th August.
Received on: 1 September 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 7 September 2026)
Payment: £500 Payment for two articles as follows: ‘Parents of SEND children are being ignored in the blinkered drive for reform’, published 21 May 2026. ‘I defeated the Left to fix welfare. Now Pat McFadden has to do the same’, published on 3 June 2026
Received on: 21 July 2026. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 28 July 2026)
Payment: £500 Two articles published on 10 July 2026 and 15 July 2026
Received on: 5 August 2026. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 5 August 2026)
Payment: £40 GB News Guest Appearance on Good Afternoon Britain on 22nd June 2026
Received on: 14 July 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 20 July 2026)
Payment: £800 Article published by The Sun on 29 April 2026, in both online and print editions.
Received on: 26 May 2026. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 26 May 2026)
Payment: £80 Appearances on GB News as follows: Farage Show on 4th May 2026 Dewbs & Co Show on 14th May 2026
Received on: 12 June 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 23 June 2026)
Payment: £40 Guest appearance on GB News 18th May
Received on: 18 May 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 21 May 2026)
Payment: £250 Writing an article for the Telegraph published on 25th April
Received on: 12 May 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 14 May 2026)
Payment: £250 Article published in the Telegraph on 5th April
Received on: 14 April 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 14 April 2026)
Payment: £40 Appearance on GB News 30th March 2026
Received on: 16 April 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 21 April 2026)
Payment: £40 Guest appearance on GB News Martin Daubney Show 20th February 2026
Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 17 March 2026)
Payment: £200 Written article for The Times, published 7th January 2026
Received on: 23 January 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 4 February 2026)
Payment: £500 received for articles published on 11 January 2026 and 20 January 2026
Received on: 17 February 2026. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 17 February 2026)
Payment: £40 for an appearance Good Afternoon Britain on 29 January 2026
Received on: 13 February 2026. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 17 February 2026)
Role, work or services: Appearances on GB News
Payer: GB News Ltd (UK-based television and broadcasting company), The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London W2 1AF
(Registered 27 January 2026)
Payment: £320
Received on: 15 January 2026. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 27 January 2026)
Payment: £750 Three articles written for The Telegraph Newspaper, published on 9, 20 and 22 October.
Received on: 11 November 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 12 November 2025)
Payment: £250 Written article published on 18 November 2025
Received on: 9 December 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 10 December 2025)
Payment: £750 Article published by The Sun online and paper copy on 13th August 2025
Received on: 23 October 2025. Hours: 6 hrs.
(Registered 24 October 2025)
Payment: £500 Payment for an article published on 30 September 2025
Received on: 14 October 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 14 October 2025)
Payment: £500 Two articles published on 17th August and 1st September 2025
Received on: 16 September 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 18 September 2025)
Payment: £250 Article published on 4 September 2025.
Received on: 30 September 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 1 October 2025)
Role, work or services: Writing articles for News UK and Ireland
Payer: News UK and Ireland, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF
Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0DT
Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Reach Shared Services Ltd, 3rd Floor, 5 St Paul’s Square, Liverpool L3 9SJ
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 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 £2,687.50
Date received: 5 October 2025 to 7 October 2025
Date accepted: 5 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 05137036
(Registered 20 October 2025)
Name of donor: Pratt’s Club
Address of donor: 14 Park Place, London SW1A 1LP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary life membership as a Special Member (value provided is that in 2024), value £350
Date received: 1 June 2012
Date accepted: 1 June 2012
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Updated 23 January 2024)
Name of donor: Buck’s Club 1919
Address of donor: 18 Clifford Street, London W15 3RF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary life membership of Buck’s Club 1919 (value provided is that in 2024), value £1,625
Date received: 1 January 2002
Date accepted: 1 January 2002
Donor status: company, registration 03275185
(Updated 22 January 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The Centre for Social Justice
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, Westminster, SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation, value £3,000
Destination of visit: United States (Washington D.C.)
Dates of visit: 1 February 2026 to 8 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Meetings with USA Social Justice organisations and Research Councils, meetings with Congress Members.
(Registered 17 February 2026)
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
Address of donor: No. 2, Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, transportation, accommodation and meals, value £7,619
Destination of visit: Taiwan (Taipei)
Dates of visit: 24 August 2025 to 28 August 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the annual summit of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China to discuss the importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific to domestic prosperity. United for Taiwan: meeting President of R.O.C. Taiwan and Cabinet Ministers.
(Registered 11 September 2025)
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Debates
929 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Falkland Islands: Sovereignty
- Conflict in Sudan
- World Suicide Prevention Day
- Direction of Government
- Detention of UK Nationals Abroad
- Topical Questions
- Death of Ann Widdecombe
- Summer Jobs
- Russia: Level of Threat to UK
- Defence Investment Plan
Money declared to them
3 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £13,948 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2026 | The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP sitting MP | The Centre for Social Justice Other | Visit | £3,000 |
| 24 Aug 2025 | The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP sitting MP | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Other | Visit | £7,619 |
| 18 May 2025 | The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP sitting MP | The Centre for Social Justice Other | Visit | £3,329 |
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