Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Chingford and Woodford Green

Conservative

Overall, across health & social care this Parliament

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Ranks 334th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 26%. 19 contributions since 2024-11-28.

Record by topic

“I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. [Laughter.] In those conversations, we decided that there was clearly no future for us in the Army. Now, I did stay on a bit longer, but many left who I knew were very competent and very good people, and it is difficult to fill those posts.”
Defence Spending and Readiness · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Yes, that is quite correct, and my right hon. Friend is exactly right to make the point now. We really must understand that, if the first priority of Government is defence of the realm, then the second priority is defence of those they send to fight to protect the realm.”
Defence Spending and Readiness · 2026-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“It is always a blessing to have you chairing a meeting, Mr Dowd. It is particularly a blessing today, as we would not have this debate were you not here, so thank you. I have been active on this subject for some time. I have been sanctioned by China because of the issues that we raised over modern-day slavery.”
Human Rights: Supply Chains · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The right hon. Gentleman knows that I have huge regard for him. We go back quite a long way, and I hope that what I am going to say now will be helpful to him and his Defence team. Poland is planning eventually to spend 9% of its GDP on defence. It is approaching 5% today from a standing start.”
Defence Readiness · 2026-05-20 ·