Information between 4th May 2025 - 23rd June 2025
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12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 137 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 152 |
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125 |
19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 18 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118 |
2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 110 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116 |
4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 118 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130 |
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 5 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116 |
Speeches |
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Lord Blunkett speeches from: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (978 words) 2nd reading Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (585 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
Lord Blunkett speeches from: BBC Sounds: Access from Abroad
Lord Blunkett contributed 2 speeches (139 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Lords Chamber |
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Pupil Absenteeism
Lord Blunkett contributed 2 speeches (104 words) Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development |
Written Answers |
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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 6th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 April (HL6031), whether the Cabinet Office has issued guidance in respect of departmental headcount reduction to ensure that outsourced services match the cost reduction and efficiency gains imposed on in-house services. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) There are numerous government arms-length bodies and agencies that spend public money, including to deliver services on behalf of government departments. These bodies have specified budgets and are accountable to the relevant government department. Financial planning for these bodies is therefore part of each department’s spending review process. |
Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 6th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 April (HL6031), whether they have issued guidance to departments to avoid headcount and expenditure reductions arising not from internal efficiency and increased productivity, but from outsourcing activities. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) There are numerous government arms-length bodies and agencies that spend public money, including to deliver services on behalf of government departments. These bodies have specified budgets and are accountable to the relevant government department. Financial planning for these bodies is therefore part of each department’s spending review process. |
NHS: Staff
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Friday 9th May 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to integrated care boards in England about (1) the projected reduction in headcount as a result of the abolition of NHS England, and (2) the balance between maintaining staff (a) at the 'place' level and, (b) in the integrated care board administration. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost allowance. NHS England provided additional guidance to ICBs, National Health Service trusts, and NHS foundation trusts on 1 April 2025, where ICBs were tasked with developing plans by the end of May setting out how they will manage their resources to deliver across their priorities. The Government understands the importance of communities and places, which is why NHS England will be working closely with the ICBs to support the development of these plans, ensuring that their implementation reduces duplication and supports patient care. We continue to analyse and assess impacts of all kinds and will work collaboratively across both organisations to put in place plans to ensure the continuity of services and patient safety. |
Skills England: Membership
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 8th May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to announce the full membership of the board of Skills England. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The government announced the executive and non-executive leadership team of Skills England on 11 February. The chair of the board is Phil Smith, former chief executive officer (CEO) of Cisco UK and Ireland, and the vice chair is Sir David Bell, vice chancellor of the University of Sunderland. Sarah Maclean and Tessa Griffiths jointly serve as CEOs of Skills England, and Gemma Marsh is deputy CEO. The government has also been recruiting additional non-executive board members for Skills England. The department received a large number of high-calibre applicants, who have undergone a rigorous selection process to ensure a diverse Board with the necessary skills and experience to support and challenge Skills England in its vital work. The full membership of the Board will be announced in due course. |
WPI Strategy
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Friday 13th June 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government how many contracts, and at what financial value, they granted to WPI Strategy (1) between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024, and (2) between 1 June 2024 and 31 May 2025. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Cabinet Office has not awarded any contracts to WPI Strategy. Central Government departments are responsible for their own procurement and contract awards within their departments. Details of central government contracts above £12,000 and public sector contracts above £30,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service. This includes the names of winning suppliers. |
Skilled Workers: Migrant Workers
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Monday 16th June 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was raised by the skills levy on employers recruiting from overseas in the financial year 2024–25; and what allocation was made from this money to (1) apprenticeships, (2) further education, and (3) other areas. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) The department does not receive a hypothecated budget for the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC). Receipts from the ISC are paid to His Majesty’s Exchequer. The amount raised each year can be found in the Home Office's annual report and accounts. The government will increase the ISC for the first time since its introduction, raising it by 32% to bring the ISC rates in line with inflation and will use income generated from the increased ISC, as set out in the Immigration White Paper, to support upskilling of the domestic workforce, including in priority sectors, reducing reliance on overseas labour. |
Live Transcript |
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20 May 2025, 4:23 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord, Lord Blunkett. He was of course the leader of Sheffield City " Lord Balfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
20 May 2025, 4:27 p.m. - House of Lords "end up with. All I ask is there are people of goodwill here, Lord Farmer behind me, Lord Blunkett over there, " Lord Balfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
20 May 2025, 4:36 p.m. - House of Lords "but Lord Blunkett naturally warned " Lord Sentamu (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
20 May 2025, 4:50 p.m. - House of Lords "remarks of the noble Lord Blunkett. He should be comforted by the fact that I think around half the " Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
2 Jun 2025, 9:39 p.m. - House of Lords "companies. Lord Blunkett, in his excellent speech, said everyone " Lord Bilimoria (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
2 Jun 2025, 6:59 p.m. - House of Lords ">> It's a privilege to follow than of Lord Blunkett who is a person and " Lord Blunkett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
2 Jun 2025, 6:59 p.m. - House of Lords "of Lord Blunkett who is a person and those ventures who I have a great " Lord Lilley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
Calendar |
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Tuesday 20th May 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Child Poverty Taskforce At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Baroness Longfield CBE - Executive Chair and Founder of the Centre for Young Lives and Children's Commissioner from March 2015 to February 2021 at Member of the House of Lords The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett - former Secretary of State for Education and Employment and former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at Member of the House of Lords Naomi Eisenstadt CB - Chair at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board, former director of Sure Start and the Social Exclusion taskforce and non-executive director at Department of Health and Social Care At 11:00am: Oral evidence Tom Waters - Associate Director of Income, Work and Welfare at The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Mike Brewer - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Economist at The Resolution Foundation Professor David Taylor-Robinson - Chair in Health Inequalities, Professor of Public Health and Policy at The University of Liverpool Dr Katriona O'Sullivan - Senior Lecturer of Digital Skills in the ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute, Department of Psychology at Maynooth University View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 20th May 2025 11:30 a.m. Modernisation Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures At 11:45am: Oral evidence Baroness Sal Brinton Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE Lord Shinkwin The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 20th May 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Child Poverty Taskforce At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Baroness Longfield CBE - Executive Chair and Founder of the Centre for Young Lives and Children's Commissioner from March 2015 to February 2021 at Member of the House of Lords The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett - former Secretary of State for Education and Employment and former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at Member of the House of Lords Naomi Eisenstadt CB - Chair at NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board, former director of Sure Start and the Social Exclusion taskforce and non-executive director at Department of Health and Social Care At 11:00am: Oral evidence Tom Waters - Associate Director of Income, Work and Welfare at The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Mike Brewer - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Economist at The Resolution Foundation Professor David Taylor-Robinson - Chair in Health Inequalities, Professor of Public Health and Policy at The University of Liverpool Dr Katriona O'Sullivan - Professor of Psychology, Director for the Centre for Excellence and Inclusive Higher Education at Maynooth University View calendar - Add to calendar |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Child Sexual Exploitation: Casey Report
26 speeches (6,321 words) Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Cryer (Lab - Life peer) talking about Ministers in the then Government, many of whom supported her, and my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech |
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
77 speeches (38,120 words) 2nd reading Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) My Lords, it is my great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, who is a person on those - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) the irregular with it and continues to do so.I do not think anyone other than the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 3: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) It follows on from what the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, said about the introduction of biometric ID cards - Link to Speech 4: Viscount Goschen (Con - Excepted Hereditary) does not contain some of the ID card proposals that my noble friend Lord Swire, the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 5: Lord Bilimoria (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, spoke about integration. - Link to Speech |
Immigration
197 speeches (20,395 words) Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: John Hayes (Con - South Holland and The Deepings) When David Blunkett, now Lord Blunkett in the other place, was Home Secretary, he estimated that as a - Link to Speech |
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
85 speeches (27,296 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Lord Nash (Con - Life peer) Despite what the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for whom I have a huge amount of respect, said, this is so - Link to Speech 2: Lord Balfe (Con - Life peer) people of good will here—including the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, behind me, and the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 3: Lord Sentamu (XB - Life peer) so that he can speak before I stop.I love the new clause and I support it, but the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 4: Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Con - Life peer) focusing only on this amendment.The noble Baroness on the Government Back Bench, the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech |
BBC Sounds: Access from Abroad
17 speeches (1,359 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) illustrates just how popular BBC content is right around the world, providing, as the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech |
Parliamentary Research |
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Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024–25 - CBP-10266
May. 19 2025 Found: Of these, 30 were government amendments, and six were tabled by Lord Blunkett (Lab), which the government |
Bill Documents |
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Jun. 20 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT BARONESS BLOWER LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE BARONESS MORRIS OF YARDLEY |
Jun. 18 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT BARONESS BLOWER LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE BARONESS MORRIS OF YARDLEY |
Jun. 13 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT BARONESS BLOWER LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE BARONESS MORRIS OF YARDLEY |
Jun. 11 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: school without need for a warrant. 141 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT |
Jun. 10 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 140 After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT BARONESS BLOWER LORD WATSON |
Jun. 05 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BLUNKETT 69AA_ [Withdrawn] LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE 69AB★_ After Clause 4, insert the following |
May. 21 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT BARONESS BLOWER LORD WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE 435_ After Clause 44, insert |
May. 21 2025
HL Bill 84-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BLUNKETT 69AA★_ After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— “Consultation on registration |
May. 19 2025
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024–25 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: Of these, 30 were government amendments, and six were tabled by Lord Blunkett (Lab), which the government |
May. 19 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: school without need for a warrant. 157 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT |
May. 16 2025
HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Committee Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 44 LORD BLUNKETT 435★_ After Clause 44, insert the following new Clause— “School inspections |
APPG Publications |
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University APPG Document: APPUG weekly update 12 - 16 May 2025.pdf Found: Source Skills England: Membership The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett (Labour): To ask His Majesty's Government |
Financial Education for Young People APPG Document: Winter Meeting 2024 Found: of The Rt Hon John Glen MP (Cons) Apologies: Jerome Mayhew MP (Chair, Cons), The Rt Hon The Lord Blunkett |
Financial Education for Young People APPG Document: Inaugural Meeting 2024 Found: • Lord Blunkett noted he had recently spoken with Becky Francis (Chair of the Government’s Curriculum |
Adult Social Care APPG Document: Future of Care 5 Report Found: Lord Blunkett “ Investing in social care is an investment in community fl ourishing. |
Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Minutes of APPG Meeting AGM Apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy Monday 4 March 2024 Found: The Chair confirmed Lord Blunkett as Officer of the group, which was agreed. |
Financial Education for Young People APPG Document: AGM Minutes 2024 Found: Runge, The Policy Institute, King’s College London (Guest Speaker) Apologies: Marion Fellows MP, Lord Blunkett |
Apprenticeships APPG Document: Report 2023-24 Found: Levy MP - Steve Tuckwell MP - Theresa Villiers MP - Mark Eastwood MP - Baroness Garden - Lord Blunkett |
Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Minutes of APPG Meeting AGM The role of colleges in addressing health social care workforce challenges Monday 12 June 2023 Found: The Chair confirmed the Officers of the group as Lord Blunkett and Emma Hardy MP, which was agreed. |
Apprenticeships APPG Document: Gender Parity in Apprenticeships- March 2023 Found: Alison Wolf of Dulwich Parliamentarians in Attendance or Represented: • Lord Moynihan • Lord Blunkett |
Political and Media Literacy APPG Document: Minutes – 7th Meeting held on 05.12.22 Found: Iain McNicol (Co-Chair), KimLeadbeaterMP (co-Vice-Chair), Layla Moran MP (office in attendance), Lord Blunkett |
Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Minutes of APPG Meeting AGM Impact of college sport on health and wellbeing 6 June 2022 Found: The Chair confirmed the Officers of the group as Lord Blunkett and Emma Hardy MP, which was agreed. |
Political and Media Literacy APPG Document: Minutes – 6th Meeting held on 17.05.2022 Found: Lord Blunkett thanked George, and wanted to know why he didn’t know about this already. |
Kinship Care APPG Document: APPG Legal Aid Inquiry - Minutes of Evidence Session 2 Found: (Vice Chair); Miriam Cates MP (Vice Chair); Steven Bonnar MP (Vice Chair); Baroness Finlay; Lord Blunkett |
Kinship Care APPG Document: APPG Legal Aid Inquiry - Minutes of Evidence Session 1 Found: Armstrong (Vice Chair); Miriam Cates MP (Vice Chair); Steven Bonnar MP (Vice Chair); Baroness Finlay; Lord Blunkett |
Financial Education for Young People APPG Document: Inquiry on primary school aged financial education Report Found: Lord Blunkett (Labour) 26. Lord Flight (Conservative) 27. Lord Polak (Conservative) 28. |
Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Meeting Minutes AGM and Colleges Role in Unemployment APPG on FE and Lifelong Learning 09 06 21 Found: Lord Blunkett was duly elected as vice Chair Stephen Farry MP was duly elected as vice chair. |
Children's Online Safety APPG Document: Selfie Generation Inquiry: Law Enforcement panel Found: Bambos Charalambous MP Aaron Bell MP Sarah Dines MP Lord Taylor of Warwick Baroness Newlove Lord Blunkett |
Financial Education for Young People APPG Document: Joint policy statement on the importance of financial education at primary level Found: Julian Lewis MP (Conservative) Kim Johnson MP (Labour) Laurence Robertson MP (Conservative) Lord Blunkett |
Children's Online Safety APPG Document: Selfie Generation Inquiry: Children’s charities panel Found: Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate Lord Blunkett |
Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Meeting Minutes Lost Learning APPG for Further Education and Lifelong Learning 20 04 21 Found: Toby Perkins MP, Chesterfield, Labour Peers Baroness Garden of Frognal, Liberal Democrat Lord Blunkett |
Apprenticeships APPG Document: Hindering or Helping? The impact of T-Levels and FE Reform on apprenticeships and upskilling, March 2021 Found: Also in attendance: Baroness Garden of Frognal, Lord Aberdare, Lord Puttnam, Lord Tebbit, Lord Blunkett |