Lord Blunkett

Labour

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

contactholmember@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Cabinet OfficeDepartment for EducationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDepartment of Health and Social CareMinistry of Justice

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

May 2005 - Nov 2005

Home Secretary

Home Office

Jun 2001 - Dec 2004

Secretary of State for Education and Employment

Department for Education and Employment

May 1997 - Jun 2001

Shadow Secretary of State (Education and Employment)

Department for Education

Jul 1995 - May 1997

Shadow Secretary of State for Education

Department for Education

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995

Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Department of Health

Jul 1992 - Jul 1994

Opposition Spokesperson (Local Government and Poll Tax)

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1988 - Jul 1992

Constituencies

Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Sheffield, Brightside

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Sheffield, Brightside

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

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Committee Memberships

Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Business, Innovation, Science and Trade CommitteeCommons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) BillCommons Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

395 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what approval process is currently in place for the outsourcing of civil service training to take place prior to the re-establishment of the School of Government in 2028; what alternative delivery mechanisms have been explo

Answered

To: Cabinet Office • 1 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to allocating greater resources to the Democratic Engagement Fund, and reopening it for applications.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 16 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of money available in the democratic engagement fund; and how that fund is to be accessed by those willing and able to invest in protecting our democracy.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 9 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure availability of Creon for those being treated for pancreatic abnormalities.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 14 Sep 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of offenders formerly subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences, whose licence conditions were lifted under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, have subsequently reoffended.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 2 Sep 2026

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Positions Held

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

May 2005 - Nov 2005

Home Secretary

Home Office

Jun 2001 - Dec 2004

Secretary of State for Education and Employment

Department for Education and Employment

May 1997 - Jun 2001

Shadow Secretary of State (Education and Employment)

Department for Education

Jul 1995 - May 1997

Shadow Secretary of State for Education

Department for Education

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995

Shadow Secretary of State for Health

Department of Health

Jul 1992 - Jul 1994

Opposition Spokesperson (Local Government and Poll Tax)

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1988 - Jul 1992

Constituencies

Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

Elected 1 time

May 2010 - Mar 2015

Sheffield, Brightside

Elected 3 times

May 1997 - May 2010

Sheffield, Brightside

Elected 2 times

Jun 1987 - May 1997