Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP

In Parliament

Sir Iain’s speeches, debate interventions and questions in the House of Commons.

In Parliament
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Iain Duncan Smith backs PM’s Brexit deal and the timetable

Iain Duncan Smith backs the Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement and the timetable and tells MPs that a significant amount of the text has not changed from previous agreements so the timetable can be achieved and it is time to give reality to the referendum in 2016.
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Iain Duncan Smith seeks reassurance from the PM on Northern Ireland’s position in the free trade agreement negotiation

Iain Duncan Smith seeks reassurance from the Prime Minister that in the free trade agreement negotiation that Northern Ireland would be treated exactly the same as any other part of the UK.
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Iain Duncan Smith urges Government to promote on-the-job training

Iain Duncan Smith highlights a Centre for Social Justice report that show only 15% of people in the UK ever progress beyond entry-level work and calls on the Government to encourage businesses to do on-the-job training so those people can move on and increase their salaries.
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Iain Duncan Smith calls on Opposition to make their case for EU standards on workers rights in a General Election

Iain Duncan Smith calls on Labour to put the case for the EU to set the standard for workers rights to the British people in a General Election.
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Iain Duncan Smith confirms he will back the Brexit deal

Iain Duncan Smith confirms he will back the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal and urges Sir Oliver Letwin to withdraw his amendment so that the British people can get the decision on Brexit they are calling for.
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Iain Duncan Smith rejects calls for a second referendum

Iain Duncan Smith asks how the British people could trust the result of a second referendum if the result of the original referendum is denied?
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Operation Midland Report: Iain Duncan Smith raises concerns about public figures influencing police operations

Speaking in a debate on the Home Office’s response to Sir Richard Henriques’s independent report on the Metropolitan police’s Operation Midland, Iain Duncan Smith raises concerns about public figures influencing police operations.
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Iain Duncan Smith: Operation Yellowhammer document outlines what still needs to be done to be ready for worst case scenario

Following the Government statement on our preparations to leave the European Union, Iain Duncan Smith seeks confirmation from the Government that the purpose of the Operation Yellowhammer document is to advise the Government of what more they needed to do to be ready.
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Iain Duncan Smith: Opposition could have passed a vote of no confidence to avoid prorogation

Following the Attorney General’s statement on his legal advice to the Government on prorogation, Iain Duncan Smith asks why the Opposition parties did not pass a vote of no confidence in the Government to avoid the prorogation of Parliament.