Information between 25th January 2026 - 14th February 2026
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 191 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 147 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 132 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 166 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 165 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295 |
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10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 251 |
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Lord Blunkett speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lord Blunkett contributed 2 speeches (575 words) Committee stage Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Lord Blunkett speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (172 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Lord Blunkett speeches from: Arrangement of Business
Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (61 words) Friday 30th January 2026 - Lords Chamber |
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Lord Blunkett speeches from: Asylum and Immigration: Children
Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (38 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Health Services
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 4th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "complex needs" in the 10 Year Health Plan for England's target for 95 per cent of people with complex needs to have an agreed care plan by 2027. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Our 10-Year Health Plan will ensure that people with complex needs are supported to be active participants in their own care. As part of this, 95% of people with complex needs or long-term conditions will have an agreed personalised care plan by 2027. Work is currently underway to determine the definition of “complex needs” in the context of this target and how care plans will be delivered. |
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Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence were in prison on recall as of 1 December 2025 following a breach of licence conditions where no further criminal charge was brought; and how many of those people have been continuously in custody since their most recent recall for (1) fewer than 12 months, (2) 1–2 years, (3) 2–3 years, (4) 3–4 years, (5) 4–5 years, (6) 5–6 years, (7) 6–7 years, (8) 7–8 years, (9) 8–9 years, (10) 9–10 years, and (11) more than 11 years. Answered by Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. |
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Property Management Companies: Fees and Charges
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 10th February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to lay the secondary legislation required to bring into force the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 which create statutory rights for freeholders on managed estates to challenge the reasonableness and recoverability of estate management charges; and what timetable they have set for the commencement of those provisions. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Ministerial Statement HLWS1207 on 18 December 2025 |
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27 Jan 2026, 6 p.m. - House of Lords "445 sets out what those values are. The noble Lord Lord Blunkett has also added his name to these " Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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28 Jan 2026, 11:46 p.m. - House of Lords "convincing arguments that were made during committee led by my noble friend Lord Blunkett, but supported " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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26 Jan 2026, 5:03 p.m. - House of Commons "are better represented. He made a point on direct entry as well. He will know that Lord Blunkett is " Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP, The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Birmingham Ladywood, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 4:56 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Shephard, Lord Blunkett, Baroness Morris, Lord Gove, among others. I salute their vision, " Lord Barber of Chittlehampton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 4:56 p.m. - House of Lords "Excellence in Schools in July 1997, my noble friend Lord Blunkett " Lord Barber of Chittlehampton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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30 Jan 2026, 10:27 a.m. - House of Lords "situation where you're told you're effectively wasting your time. In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, I'd just like to say that " Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Feb 2026, 3:19 p.m. - House of Commons "And I note that the law, the noble Lord Blunkett in the other place, tabled an amendment on that subject. " Olly Glover MP (Didcot and Wantage, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
118 speeches (33,029 words) Committee stage Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green - Life peer) I very much support the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, in opposing Clause 59. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD - Life peer) I do this as someone who has lived in Sheffield and who still represents the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 3: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, in particular. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Blunkett and the other noble Lords who have contributed to this - Link to Speech |
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Road Safety
68 speeches (11,486 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Olly Glover (LD - Didcot and Wantage) I note that Lord Blunkett in the other place tabled an amendment on that subject.We must, however, look - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
80 speeches (21,393 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (XB - Life peer) It is also strongly supported by the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, who hoped to be here this afternoon, - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Blunkett is absolutely right that we do not do this well; we could do it a lot better - Link to Speech 3: Lord Norton of Louth (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I reinforce what has just been said and endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, said. - Link to Speech |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
90 speeches (25,533 words) Committee stage Monday 2nd February 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) approach.There are two other amendments in this group, one of which is in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 2: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 121A on behalf of my noble friend Lord Blunkett who sends his apologies - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 121A from the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Pidgeon (LD - Life peer) point.We have had a really interesting discussion about Amendment 121A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 5: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab - Life peer) As I say, I am very happy to meet the noble Lord and my noble friend Lord Blunkett to see whether we - Link to Speech |
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Arrangement of Business
29 speeches (5,131 words) Friday 30th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) situation where you are told that you are, in effect, wasting your time.In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
104 speeches (31,482 words) Committee stage Thursday 29th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Ravensdale (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I go back to something that I remember the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, saying in a debate back in 2024 - Link to Speech |
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UK Development Partnership Assistance
51 speeches (21,444 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Barber of Chittlehampton (Lab - Life peer) Baker and Lord Gove, the noble Baronesses, Lady Shephard and Lady Morris, and my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Lab - Life peer) As he said, he worked for David Blunkett—my noble friend Lord Blunkett—and for Tony Blair when he was - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
201 speeches (47,785 words) Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: None moving quickly following the very convincing argument made in Committee—led by my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
111 speeches (30,583 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, has also added his name to these amendments. - Link to Speech |
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Police Reform White Paper
129 speeches (14,578 words) Monday 26th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) As he will know, Lord Blunkett is currently leading an independent commission on police leadership, and - Link to Speech 2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) Lord Blunkett will be reporting shortly on his review of policing leadership, and I am sure that those - Link to Speech |
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Monday 26th January 2026
Home Office Source Page: From local to national: a new model for policing Document: (PDF) Found: In order to ensure policing is well led we have asked Lord Blunkett and Lord Herbert to carry out an |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026 10:30 a.m. Retirement and Participation Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Retirement and participation View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026 10:30 a.m. Retirement and Participation Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 10:30 a.m. Retirement and Participation Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |