Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank

As a candidate for the Scottish Conservatives at the 2014 European elections,[2] Duncan campaigned on a platform of delivering reform in the European Union as well as an in-out referendum within three years.[5]

Duncan sat on three committees of the European Parliament - the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Fisheries.[6] He was the European Parliament's Rapporteur on post 2020 reforms to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.

From 2014 Duncan served as the Chief Whip of the UK Conservative Delegation. He was also a Vice-Chair of the Wine, Spirits and Quality Foodstuffs intergroup in the European Parliament.[7]

In 2017, Duncan was ranked as the 10th most influential MEP on environmental policy in the European Parliament.[8] and the 6th most influential on energy policy.[9] EurActiv ranked Duncan as the 15th most influential politician on energy union in Europe in 2016.[10]

Duncan resigned from being an MEP in 2017.[11] He was replaced by The Baroness Mobarik.[12]

Duncan was selected by the Scottish Conservatives as their candidate for Perth and North Perthshire in the 2017 UK General Election. He lost to incumbent Pete Wishart (SNP) by 21 votes.[13]

Despite failing to win the seat of Perth from Pete Wishart of SNP,[14] the Prime Minister's Office announced in June 2017 that Duncan would be granted a life peerage and thus become a member of the House of Lords, in order to take up his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and for Wales.[15] On 14 July, he was created Baron Duncan of Springbank, of Springbank in the County of Perth.[16]

Following a reshuffle Duncan was appointed a Minister in the Northern Ireland Office and demitted office in the Wales Office.[17] He retained his position in the Scotland Office until 2019.

On 29 July 2020, he became the first member of the House of Lords to ask a virtual question on a moving train.[18]