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Division Votes
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 198
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 138
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - 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 - 290 Noes - 143
23 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 189
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 175
13 Oct 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 126 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 134
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights 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 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 215
14 Oct 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 145 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 212
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 154
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 227 Noes - 168
20 Oct 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Lord Blunkett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 141 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 175

Speeches
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Youth Unemployment Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (99 words) Thursday 11th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Lord Blunkett contributed 3 speeches (930 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions
Lord Blunkett speeches from: Football Governance Act 2025: Implementation Lord Blunkett contributed 1 speech (124 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Written Answers
Immigration: Fees and Charges Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 24th July 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 8 July (HL8809), whether (1) a certificate of sponsorship fee, and (2) an immigration skills charge, constitute a taxable benefit for employers in circumstances where those costs cannot be passed on to employees. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) If an employer pays for a certificate of sponsorship fee and the immigration skills charge, as a result of sponsoring a worker from overseas, these costs could be liable to Income Tax. Whether tax is payable will depend on individual circumstances as tax exemptions may apply. For this reason, each circumstance will need to be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Government has no plans to change the tax treatment of immigration fees. However, all taxes are kept under review as part of the tax policymaking process.
Housing: Construction Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Monday 28th July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 30 June (HC61433), whether the proposed restriction on installing gas boilers for newly constructed dwellings applies to the development of blended green hydrogen and natural gas for heating purposes. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Future Homes Standard (FHS), to be introduced through the Building Regulations in autumn this year, will effectively preclude the use of gas boilers in new homes. A consultation setting out detailed technical proposals for the FHS was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024. Hybrid and hydrogen-ready boilers would not meet the standards proposed in the consultation. We are carefully considering the feedback we received to the consultation and intend to publish the government response confirming our final position in due course.
Skills England Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 16th October 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government, following changes in the machinery of government and responsibility for skills being placed with the Department of Work and Pensions, which department will now be responsible for the administration of, and policy development for, Skills England. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) As announced by the Prime Minister on 16 September, responsibility for apprenticeships, adult further education, skills, training and careers, as well as Skills England, has now transferred from the Department for Education to the Department for Work and Pensions. Responsibility for higher education, along with further education, skills, training and careers for individuals aged 19 and under, will remain with the Department for Education.
Deprivation Indicators Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 21st October 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish an updated Index of Multiple Deprivation for England and Wales. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) MHCLG announced recently that the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 will be published on Thursday 30th October 2025. This has been confirmed on GOV.UK Welsh Government lead on publishing the Indices in Wales. They recently confirmed a release date of Thursday 27^th November 2025 - Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation: 2025 \| GOV.WALES

Written Answers

Immigration: Fees and Charges
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 24th July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 8 July (HL8809), whether (1) a certificate of sponsorship fee, and (2) an immigration skills charge, constitute a taxable benefit for employers in circumstances where those costs cannot be passed on to employees.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

If an employer pays for a certificate of sponsorship fee and the immigration skills charge, as a result of sponsoring a worker from overseas, these costs could be liable to Income Tax. Whether tax is payable will depend on individual circumstances as tax exemptions may apply. For this reason, each circumstance will need to be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Government has no plans to change the tax treatment of immigration fees. However, all taxes are kept under review as part of the tax policymaking process.

Housing: Construction
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 28th July 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 30 June (HC61433), whether the proposed restriction on installing gas boilers for newly constructed dwellings applies to the development of blended green hydrogen and natural gas for heating purposes.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Future Homes Standard (FHS), to be introduced through the Building Regulations in autumn this year, will effectively preclude the use of gas boilers in new homes. A consultation setting out detailed technical proposals for the FHS was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024. Hybrid and hydrogen-ready boilers would not meet the standards proposed in the consultation. We are carefully considering the feedback we received to the consultation and intend to publish the government response confirming our final position in due course.

Skills England
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 16th October 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following changes in the machinery of government and responsibility for skills being placed with the Department of Work and Pensions, which department will now be responsible for the administration of, and policy development for, Skills England.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

As announced by the Prime Minister on 16 September, responsibility for apprenticeships, adult further education, skills, training and careers, as well as Skills England, has now transferred from the Department for Education to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Responsibility for higher education, along with further education, skills, training and careers for individuals aged 19 and under, will remain with the Department for Education.

Deprivation Indicators
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 21st October 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish an updated Index of Multiple Deprivation for England and Wales.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

MHCLG announced recently that the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 will be published on Thursday 30th October 2025. This has been confirmed on GOV.UK

Welsh Government lead on publishing the Indices in Wales. They recently confirmed a release date of Thursday 27^th November 2025 - Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation: 2025 | GOV.WALES

Lord Blunkett mentioned

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4 Sep 2025, 2:16 p.m. - House of Commons "end of this Parliament, Lord Blunkett, Lord Clark, Lord Heseltine, people who bring experience to the House and should " Alex Burghart MP (Brentwood and Ongar, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Sep 2025, 6:25 p.m. - House of Commons "prisoners and I worry that unless we speed up the resolution of this problem, we will have an injustice and Lord Blunkett, who introduced " Rt Hon John McDonnell MP (Hayes and Harlington, Independent) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:41 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Blunkett and 436, ZZB, table by Baroness Speelman to introduce OFSTED inspection multi-academy " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 4:56 p.m. - House of Lords "new group. After close 44, Lord Blunkett, it's your turn. >> I'm grateful for the support of " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:06 p.m. - House of Lords "friend's, including Lord Blunkett. I shall run the House of my interest as the chair of the multi-academy " Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:17 p.m. - House of Lords "amendment 435 moved by Lord Blunkett and would warn against putting too much detail into the bill. The only " Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:20 p.m. - House of Lords "we look on the good grace of the Minister perhaps for that. >> I like to speak strongly in the defence of Lord Blunkett of his " Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:20 p.m. - House of Lords "defence of Lord Blunkett of his amendment 435 and supported by " Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:21 p.m. - House of Lords "understand why they wouldn't be huge support would be wonderful if we could bring the House together with Lord Blunkett, Baroness Barran and " Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:26 p.m. - House of Lords "him a friend, Lord Blunkett, because we were both born the same response villages in the past and it looks as if his proposal has all-party " Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 5:26 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Could I support very strongly the amendment by my noble friend, I call him a friend, Lord Blunkett, because " Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 6:56 p.m. - House of Lords "change anything on the ground and Lord Blunkett is not in this place " Baroness Barran (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 9:26 p.m. - House of Lords "what we heard from Lord Blunkett earlier in this afternoon. He laid " Baroness Spielman (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Sep 2025, 10:14 p.m. - House of Lords "Noble Friend Lord Blunkett, this amendment seeks to introduce a statutory presumption of structural intervention, either through " Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State (Education) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
11 Sep 2025, 2:51 p.m. - House of Commons "businesses, my constituents, and Lord Blunkett, who listed the " Josh Newbury MP (Cannock Chase, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Oct 2025, 9:58 p.m. - House of Lords "for. Guidance to. Take us. One step backwards. Following a private. >> Notice question tabled by my Noble friend, Lord Blunkett. There is considerable. " AMDT: 186 Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Oct 2025, 10:04 p.m. - House of Lords "cohesion, a concern raised by. >> Noble friend Lord. >> Blunkett in his P and Q. >> Indeed. " AMDT: 186 Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Oct 2025, 11 p.m. - House of Lords "the government's own benches. The noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, has publicly called for the government " Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 89 speeches (22,054 words) Committee stage part two Monday 13th October 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) guidance to take us one step backwards.Following a Private Notice Question tabled by my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 2: None objectives of integration and community cohesion, which was a concern raised by my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, has publicly called for the Government to suspend parts of the ECHR to - Link to Speech
Sentencing Bill 139 speeches (32,312 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: John McDonnell (Ind - Hayes and Harlington) Lord Blunkett, who introduced the system, has subsequently absolutely condemned it, saying it was one - Link to Speech
Regional Transport Inequality 111 speeches (19,959 words) Thursday 11th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Alison Hume (Lab - Scarborough and Whitby) is backed by York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith, local businesses, my constituents and Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 94 speeches (31,749 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Spielman (Con - Life peer) My Lords, first, I express my support for what the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, has put forward in his - Link to Speech 2: Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab - Life peer) On that basis, I support my noble friend Lord Blunkett and his amendment. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I very strongly support the amendment from my noble friend Lord Blunkett. - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) I agree with the call to action of the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett: “Just do it now.” - Link to Speech 5: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) I thank the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for getting such a speedy response from the Minister. - Link to Speech
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 39 speeches (10,950 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Spielman (Con - Life peer) direct control and management, it is important to remember what we heard from the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) in group 10, tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Barran and Lady Bennett, and my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) improvement after 18 months of targeted support.Amendment 446, in the name of my noble friend Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] 136 speeches (40,189 words) Report stage Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Paul Kohler (LD - Wimbledon) amendments were accepted on Report in the Lords, 30 of them from the Government and a further six from Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 184 speeches (24,276 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Thursday 4th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Alex Burghart (Con - Brentwood and Ongar) lot of excellent peers who are over 80, such as Lord Dubs and, by the end of this Parliament, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 96 speeches (23,828 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) knows that these issues have been debated recently by his noble friends, including the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I therefore agree with the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, when he said we should look at some of this again - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Agendas and papers - Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: regional development and social justice, including: Baroness Garden of Frognal, Lord Willetts, Lord Blunkett

Bill Documents
Sep. 08 2025 HL Bill 84-X Tenth 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
Aug. 29 2025 HL Bill 84-IX Ninth 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

Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 25th September 2025 Ministry of Justice Source Page: MOJ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, April 2025 to June 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found:	2025-05-21	Lord Blunkett
Thursday 25th September 2025 Ministry of Justice Source Page: MOJ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, April 2025 to June 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: Shabana Mahmood 2025-05-21 Lord Blunkett