Iain Duncan Smith

By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship…

— Iain Duncan Smith

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't…

— Iain Duncan Smith

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

— Iain Duncan Smith

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

— Iain Duncan Smith

I think that the status that you have in life should be reflected in official documents. If you are married, fine, if…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

— Iain Duncan Smith

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more…

— Iain Duncan Smith

The person that takes over needs to have the skills to manage that ... I believe Andrea [Leadsom] has the edge.

— Iain Duncan Smith

People work hard.

— Iain Duncan Smith

[Andrea] Leadsom has compassion ... a real steel and a real determination and that velvet glove of compassion that she really cares…

— Iain Duncan Smith

In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of…

— Iain Duncan Smith

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need…

— Iain Duncan Smith

We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of…

— Iain Duncan Smith

For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is…

— Iain Duncan Smith

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

— Iain Duncan Smith

There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'

— Iain Duncan Smith

I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I…

— Iain Duncan Smith

There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.

— Iain Duncan Smith

Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market,…

— Iain Duncan Smith

What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but…

— Iain Duncan Smith

In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional,…

— Iain Duncan Smith