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Information between 4th March 2024 - 14th March 2024

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Division Votes
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 123 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 172
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 118 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 171
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 126 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 167
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 127 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 282 Noes - 180
4 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 122 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 169
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 121 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 228 Noes - 184
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 125 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 189
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 126 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 181
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 119 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 171
6 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Blunkett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 119 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 160


Speeches
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Higher Education
Lord Blunkett contributed 3 speeches (2,068 words)
Thursday 7th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (293 words)
Report stage
Monday 4th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office


Written Answers
Public Sector: Vetting
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 11th March 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how long, on average, it takes for security vetting to be completed in (1) security and policing jobs, and (2) other public service jobs which require security clearance.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

As Minister for State at the Cabinet Office responsible for United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) I am able to provide a response in relation to National Security Vetting (NSV). Police Vetting and NSV remain two separate and distinct processes. Whilst all police personnel are required to undertake a level of police vetting, only police personnel within certain specific roles are required to undertake NSV. Whilst UKSV acts as service providers for NSV, they have no involvement in processing police vetting. This remains the responsibility of police authorities.

Following a stabilisation programme initiated in 2023, there have been sustained and stable improvements in performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPI) across all service levels of National Security Vetting clearances which includes Counter Terrorist Check (CTC), Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV). Across core services:

  • The KPIs for both CTC and SC are 25 days, on 29th February 2024 96% of cases were being processed within that time frame.

  • The KPI for DV is 95 days; on 29th February 2024 93.48% of initial DV cases were being processed within that time frame.The Performance Indicator for DV Renewals is also 95 days; on 29th February 2024 13.78% of these cases were being processed within that time frame. However we expect that DV renewals submitted from 1st April 2024 will be delivered within the KPI of 95 days.

Security roles are based across many departments and partner agencies and therefore it is not possible to provide confirmation of the performance of NSV in relation to these specific roles. In relation to the police requirement for NSV specifically, I can confirm that UKSV are meeting the KPIs across the SC and initial DV products.

In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters, including average actual processing times.




Lord Blunkett mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Victims and Prisoners Bill
62 speeches (17,473 words)
Committee stage
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for the candour, statesmanship and exemplary conduct - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I have the privilege of rising on behalf of my noble friend Lord Blunkett, who is incredibly - Link to Speech
3: None I need once again to wear the other hat and the rather tall shoes of my noble friend Lord Blunkett. - Link to Speech
4: None These are my thoughts and those of my noble friend Lord Blunkett. - Link to Speech

Victims and Prisoners Bill
68 speeches (16,891 words)
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, once more, I rise to move the lead amendment in the group in place of my noble friend Lord - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I thank the noble Lords, Lord Moylan, Lord Blunkett and Lord Woodley, and the noble Earl, Lord Attlee - Link to Speech
3: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) As I said earlier today, it is an enormous tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, that he has accepted - Link to Speech

Parents and Carers of Infants: Support
17 speeches (7,622 words)
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Andrea Leadsom (Con - South Northamptonshire) Member for Denton and Reddish.As well as the support from Dame Tessa Jowell, Lord Field, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech

Higher Education
53 speeches (23,082 words)
Thursday 7th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Baroness Blackstone (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Blunkett said in his excellent speech, higher education has been one - Link to Speech
2: Lord Willetts (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, on initiating this debate. - Link to Speech
3: Lord Norton of Louth (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, on securing this debate. - Link to Speech
4: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) I agree entirely with what the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, said: they are crucially important. - Link to Speech
5: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, on calling it. - Link to Speech

Local Regeneration: Industrial Areas
31 speeches (15,319 words)
Thursday 7th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Mentions:
1: Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab - Life peer) The previous debate from my noble friend Lord Blunkett emphasised that it is precisely in these areas - Link to Speech

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
175 speeches (38,738 words)
Report stage
Monday 4th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, it is a privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Blunkett. - Link to Speech
2: Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Bshp - Bishops) of Ipswich, which I will do, but I want to say a few words about Amendment 39, which the noble Lord, Lord - Link to Speech
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I will turn first to Amendment 39, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett. - Link to Speech



Bill Documents
Mar. 08 2024
HL Bill 31-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23
Amendment Paper

Found: LORD THOMAS OF CWMGIEDD LORD MOYLAN LORD BLUNKETT BARONESS BURT OF SOLIHULL 149_ Clause 48

Mar. 04 2024
HL Bill 41-R-II Second marshalled list for Report
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 2023-24
Amendment Paper

Found: After Clause 5 LORD BLUNKETT THE LORD BISHOP OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH BARONESS CHAKRABARTI