Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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.

Registered Interests

The Register of Members’ Financial Interests is updated fortnightly online when the House is sitting, and less frequently at other times. Interests remain in the Register for twelve months after the interest has ended.

The interests set out below are those included in the most recently published version of the Register. View current and previous versions of the Register.

An interest with rectification details indicates it has been subject to an investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and subsequently rectified.

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  • 1. Employment and earnings

    Role, work or services
    Writing articles for News UK and Ireland
    Name of payer
    News UK and Ireland
    Address of payer
    1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF
    • Payment
      £750.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      25 November 2024
      Details of payment
      for an article published in The Sun on Sunday on 17th November
      Date registered
      2 December 2024
    • Payment
      £750.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      25 September 2024
      Details of payment
      Article written for the Sun on Sunday titled "It makes no sense for ban outside" on 1 September 2024
      Date registered
      25 September 2024
  • 1. Employment and earnings

    Role, work or services
    Writing articles
    Name of payer
    Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANMFS Ltd)
    Address of payer
    Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT
    • Payment
      £700.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      13 March 2025
      Details of payment
      Article published in the Mail on Sunday on 2nd February 2025
      Date registered
      14 March 2025
    • Payment
      £750.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      15 August 2024
      Details of payment
      for article published on 14 July 2024 titled ‘I know from history there’s nothing worse than rushing into a leadership election’.
      Date registered
      19 August 2024
  • 1. Employment and earnings

    Role, work or services
    Writing articles
    Name of payer
    Reach Shared Services Ltd
    Address of payer
    3rd Floor, 5 St Paul’s Square, Liverpool L3 9SJ
    • Payment
      £200.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      11 February 2025
      Details of payment
      Article published by The Express on 10th December 2024
      Date registered
      13 February 2025
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      28 May 2024
      Details of payment
      Article published in the Daily Telegraph on 9th May 2024
      Date registered
      9 July 2024
  • 1. Employment and earnings

    Role, work or services
    Writing articles
    Name of payer
    Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
    Address of payer
    111 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0DT
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      29 April 2025
      Details of payment
      Article: We can’t restore our nation to strength without confronting China
      Date registered
      7 May 2025
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      1 April 2025
      Details of payment
      Article published in the Telegraph on 15th March 2025
      Date registered
      2 April 2025
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      18 March 2025
      Details of payment
      Article published in the Telegraph on 24th February 2025
      Date registered
      19 March 2025
    • Payment
      £500.00
      Hours
      8 hours
      Date received
      4 March 2025
      Details of payment
      received for articles published on 13 February 2025 and 14 February 2025.
      Date registered
      10 March 2025
    • Payment
      £500.00
      Hours
      8 hours
      Date received
      18 February 2025
      Details of payment
      received for articles published on 5th December 2024 and 19th January 2025.
      Date registered
      19 February 2025
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      10 December 2024
      Details of payment
      Article published in the Daily Telegraph on 19 November 2024
      Date registered
      10 December 2024
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      12 November 2024
      Details of payment
      article published in the Daily Telegraph on 21st October 2024
      Date registered
      14 November 2024
    • Payment
      £500.00
      Hours
      8 hours - 2 x 4 hours = 8 hours total
      Date received
      29 October 2024
      Details of payment
      £250.00 received for article published on 25 September - "Time to act against Beijing's Biotech threat" and £250.00 received for article published on 12 October - "Dangerous cyclists should be driven off our roads".
      Date registered
      29 October 2024
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      20 August 2024
      Details of payment
      Article published on 30 July 2024
      Date registered
      6 September 2024
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      19 July 2024
      Date registered
      4 August 2024
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      28 May 2024
      Date registered
      9 July 2024
    • Payment
      £250.00
      Hours
      4 hours
      Date received
      15 May 2024
      Date registered
      15 May 2024
  • 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

    How was this donation received
    (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
    Name of donor
    John Kinder
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £2,000.00
    Description of donation
    donation towards my re-election campaign
    Date received
    3 June 2024
    Date accepted
    3 June 2024
    Donor status
    Individual
    Date registered
    30 July 2024
  • 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

    How was this donation received
    (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
    Name of donor
    Michael Hintze
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £5,000.00
    Description of donation
    donation towards my re-election campaign
    Date received
    30 May 2024
    Date accepted
    30 May 2024
    Donor status
    Individual
    Date registered
    30 July 2024
  • 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

    How was this donation received
    (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
    Name of donor
    Michael Farmer
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £6,000.00
    Description of donation
    donation towards my re-election campaign
    Date received
    30 May 2024
    Date accepted
    30 May 2024
    Donor status
    Individual
    Date registered
    30 July 2024
  • 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

    How was this donation received
    (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
    Name of donor
    Jon Moynihan
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £2,000.00
    Description of donation
    to support my constituency work
    Date received
    2 May 2024
    Date accepted
    2 May 2024
    Donor status
    Individual
    Date registered
    7 May 2024
  • 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

    Name of donor
    Pratt’s Club
    Address of donor
    14 Park Place, London SW1A 1LP
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    Estimated value £350.00
    Description of donation
    Honorary life membership as a Special Member (value provided is that in 2024)
    Date received
    1 June 2012
    Date accepted
    1 June 2012
    Donor status
    Unincorporated association
    Last Updated
    23 January 2024
  • 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

    Name of donor
    Buck’s Club 1919
    Address of donor
    18 Clifford Street, London W15 3RF
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    Estimated value £1,625.00
    Description of donation
    Honorary life membership of Buck’s Club 1919 (value provided is that in 2024)
    Date received
    1 January 2002
    Date accepted
    1 January 2002
    Donor status
    Company, registration 03275185
    Last Updated
    22 January 2024
  • 4. Visits outside the UK

    Name of donor
    The World Forum
    Address of donor
    Reinhardtstr. 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £1,002.49
    Description of donation
    Flights (£302.32), accommodation (£553.20), Gala dinner (£146.97)
    Destination(s) of visit
    Germany (Berlin)
    Start date
    17 March 2025
    End date
    19 March 2025
    Purpose of visit
    To speak at The World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI/Tech and Humankind
    Date registered
    7 April 2025
    Last Updated
    10 April 2025
  • 4. Visits outside the UK

    Name of donor
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
    Address of donor
    No. 2, Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £6,357.69
    Description of donation
    Flights, hotel, meals and local transportation
    Destination(s) of visit
    Taiwan (Taipei)
    Start date
    27 July 2024
    End date
    31 July 2024
    Purpose of visit
    To attend the annual summit of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China from 28 to 31 of July, to discuss the importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific to domestic prosperity.
    Date registered
    13 August 2024
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