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 EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentMinistry 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

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons 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 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business 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 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 Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

387 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Disability Confident scheme in improving employment outcomes for blind and partially sighted people.

Answered

To: Department for Work and Pensions • 2 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce formal service standards for Access to Work, including maximum waiting times for decisions and a fast track for cases in which an individual's job is at risk.

Answered

To: Department for Work and Pensions • 14 May 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the announcement by the Home Secretary on 2 March that refugee protection is to be reviewed every 30 months, whether earned settlement will still exist for those with a legitimate right to be in the UK, seeking c

Answered

To: Home Office • 4 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 4 February (HL14044), whether the definition of “complex needs” will align with the definition to be used in the Schools White Paper.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 23 Feb 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that an appeal against a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman decision not to investigate a case is not reviewed by the same person who made the original decision.

Answered

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • 3 Feb 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