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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Afghanistan

"I commend the Secretary of State’s statement. I will not dwell on the past, because I am sure that the Defence Committee and other Select Committees will have a look at that. I want to ask him about where this goes in future. All these schemes are closing, but there …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context
Iain Duncan Smith (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342
Written Question
Russia: Ukraine
Tuesday 15th July 2025

Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Russia on the airstrike on the Dnipro Theological Seminary of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine; and what diplomatic steps he is is taking to (a) support the protection of religious minorities and (b) uphold freedom of religion or belief in Ukraine.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are deeply disturbed by the impact of Russia's illegal war on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), as well as the damage done to places of worship and religious significance. Ukraine's democracy is well known for its commitment to religious pluralism. The UK regularly engages with Ukrainian religious groups and the Government of Ukraine on this issue, including on Law 8371 which mandates that religious organisations must cut ties with the Russian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate in response to clear national security threats. In February, a delegation of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches met Parliamentarians and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials to discuss religious persecution in the temporarily occupied territories.


MP Financial Interest
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Original Source (14th July 2025)
1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment received on 03 July 2025 - £200.00

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution

"Does my right hon. Friend marvel at the remarkable restraint shown by British soldiers, no matter where these officers or personnel were from across the UK, in dealing with this and never once stepping over the mark in regard to these cases?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution

"I want to make one thing very clear: the vexatious pursuit of veterans is the key here. Some never finally made it into court, but they were pursued; some died before they got to court. It is not a good comparison to say that only one was actually found guilty, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution

"I am grateful for your tolerance, Mr Mundell. I start by saying to the hon. Member for South Ribble (Mr Foster), and one or two others on the Government Benches, that to accuse people like myself who served in Northern Ireland of supporting the legacy Act and then demeaning ourselves …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution

"I agree with my hon. Friend: that is what is really hanging over us. If nothing is done and the existing Act is repealed, we are left with the single problem we started with: how do we protect veterans from the vexatious persecution that has been going on? I have …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution

"I was attacking equivalence. The reality is that if we get rid of the legacy Act right now, we will go back to a one-sided process where veterans will be pursued but nobody in the IRA will come in front of the courts. Many of them have these ridiculous letters …..."
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