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Debate on the Address — [First Day] (13 Nov 2002)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...—Keir Hardie roll over. Asked whether he saw himself as old or new Labour, he endearingly described himself as Xslightly shop-soiled Labour". He has campaigned to ban many things, including smoking and proportional representation—but not drinking—and even once introduced a Bill to ban space invaders. Perhaps he was thinking of the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr....

Defence and the Armed Forces (1 Nov 2000)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...than people realise. The Washington conference, which is often claimed to show what America believes about the process, could have dealt with such matters, but it did not. It became a case of smoke and mirrors—a way in which to deceive the participants into believing that there was nothing to worry about. Undertakings were given but never met. Obligations were talked about but not...

Spending Review (Defence) (24 Jul 2000)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...for them and of the stuff that they do. I return to the issues surrounding the budget. I wish the Secretary of State would just tell the truth about the settlement, rather than presenting it with smoke and mirrors, as is so typical of this Government. He knows very well that this is not the first real-terms increase in the defence budget in the past 15 years. I checked with the Library,...

Victims of Crime (20 Oct 1999)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ..., but during the case the prosecutor simply allowed that to be referred to as a matter of a few days. When the accused stated that when they left the pub, the victim was still sitting happily on a chair smoking, that apparently was not challenged although, according to all the witness statements, at that stage Matthew Hockley was already dead, or very seriously wounded, and the...

Orders of the Day — Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, Etc.) Bill [Lords] (8 Feb 1999)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...is that the Government have failed to commit themselves never to means-test the basic state pension or to wind it into any basic means-tested income. It is sophistry on the Government's part—smoke and mirrors.

Department of Social Security (13 Jul 1998)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...in 2000–01. Now we discover that the Chancellor is busy trying to hide £5 billion a year from the welfare bill by changing the way in which he accounts for the annual cost of the WFTC. By a process of smoke and mirrors, he intends to try to slide that money under the heading of accounting adjustments. Everyone knows that that is an outrageous attempt to pretend that he has...

Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (19 Mar 1998)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Mr. Lilley) made clear in yesterday's debate that Tuesday's Budget amounted to a series of broken pledges. It seemed to have been conducted by a system of smoke and mirrors; there was little detail as the Chancellor glided over some of the more complex changes, preferring to say little and suggest a great deal. As the Chancellor kept repeating,...

Social Security (18 Feb 1998)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...very much in keeping with the behaviour of her colleague, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, who was not present during a huge debate on beef on the bone and spent his time in the Smoking Room. If I did not know about the Secretary of State's habits, I would, perhaps, ask my colleagues to check the Smoking Room to ensure that she is not also there. I gather that the Secretary...