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David Blunkett
Labour MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

  • Also represented Sheffield, Brightside
  • Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How David Blunkett voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
  • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
  • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Education, Health, Business, Innovation and Skills

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Manpower, Information Commissioner, Departmental Public Expenditure, Local Government Finance, Asylum

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Written Answers — Treasury: Dogs (15 May 2012)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department defines guide dogs and other assistance dogs to be working dogs; and for what reason dogs are defined as working dogs based on the food they consume rather than the role they do.”

Debate on the Address: Business and the Economy (14 May 2012)

“I have a registered interest in higher education, Mr Deputy Speaker. That was an interesting contribution from the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr Redwood). I did not agree with all of it, particularly about dictating to the Greeks what they might or might not eventually do on the euro. However, one thing is clear: we should wish the new President of France, as he will be from tomorrow,...”

Debate on the Address: Business and the Economy (14 May 2012)

“Can the right hon. Gentleman explain to the House why the Labour Government were responsible for the global meltdown, but the present Government are not responsible for the drop in growth and the double dip recession?”

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  • Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 62.96% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 89 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Blunkett’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1421 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

1. Remunerated directorships
HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd; publishing, broadcast and print media; advisory services for overseas trade, and cyber and internet security advice; to which is payable income from:
Adviser on business development to A4e Ltd; global public service reform. (£30,001–£35,000 per financial year) This involves some travel. (Updated 18 April 2012)
Secure Trading Inc. (US), 108 West 13th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA. This involves some travel.
Advisory post for corporate social responsibility (volunteering and education) for News International, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1HR.
Contract renewal, 6 month rolling contract. January 2012, £49,500. (Registered 10 January 2012)
£3,000 received in May 2011 for Sky IQ Advisory Seminar. Address of payer: Michael Wood Consultancy, 38 Taunton Avenue, London SW20 0BH. Hours worked: 5 hrs. (Registered 9 June 2011)
Payments from RLF Partnership (51 Causton St, London SW1P 4AT) for seminars on UK and International Relations:
£1,500 received on 4 July 2011. Hours worked: 4 hrs (Registered 12 July 2011)
£1,500 received on 3 October 2011. Hours worked: 2 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2011)
London School of Business and Finance visiting lecturer. Address: 8-9 Holborn, London EC1N 2LL.
Six month contract; £20,000. (Registered 5 September 2011)
Second six month contract: £20,000. (Registered 17 April 2012)
28 November 2011, I received £2,000 from Sysmex Ltd, Sysmex UK Ltd, Sysmex House, Garamonde Drive, Wymbush, Milton Keynes, MK8 8DF for making a speech. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
I have not yet drawn down any income from the above directorship.
UC Group Ltd, Sundridge Park Manor, Willoughby Lane, Bromley, Kent BR1 3FZ (non-executive). This involves some travel.
Payment of £5,000 received on 1 May 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 18 May 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 10 June 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 29 June 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 30 June 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 28 July 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 27 July 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 5 September 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 30 August 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 30 September 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 1 November 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 23 November 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 30 November 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
Payment of £5,000 received on 18 January 2012. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 8 February 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 2 February 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 16 February 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 9 March 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2010)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments for articles published by The Yorkshire Post, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1RF:
23 May 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 1 June 2011)
13 June 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 29 June 2011)
8 August 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 22 August 2011)
13 September 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 14 September 2011)
31 October 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 2 November 2011)
28 November 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
12 December 2011, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
20 February 2012, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 27 February 2012)
5 March 2012, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2012)
Payments for articles written for Associated Newspapers Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:
1 May 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 18 May 2011)
23 May 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 1 June 2011)
27 June 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 29 June 2011)
25 July 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 28 July 2011)
22 August 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 24 August 2011)
26 September 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2011)
24 October 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 27 October 2011)
21 November 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 23 November 2011)
19 December 2011, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
23 January 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 26 January 2012)
27 February 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 2 March 2012)
7 March 2012, the Mail on Sunday paid £500 to charity in exchange for an article I wrote. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2012; updated 21 March 2012)
26 March 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 30 March 2012)
3 June 2011, I received £1,000 from CIR Magazine, Perspective Publishing, Sixth Floor, 3 London Wall Buildings, London EC2M 5PD, for speaking at a seminar. Hours: 4 hrs. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 10 June 2011)
8 July 2011, I received £2,550 from Magdalen College School, Oxford (Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DZ) for a speech I gave. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 12 July 2011)
27 September 2011, I received £4,250 from the British Safety Federation, 93 Bowen Court, Asaph Business Park, St Asaph, Denbighshire LL17 0JE, for a speech I gave. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2011)
23 October 2011, I received £4,250 from IBM Ltd, IBM United Kingdom Limited, PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU, for a speech I gave. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 27 October 2011)
3 November 2011, I received £250 from the Trade Association Forum, Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU, for making a speech. Hours: 3 hrs. The payment was donated to charity. (Registered 23 November 2011)
22 November 2011, I received £2,000 from Shell International Petroleum Company Limited, Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA, for making a speech. Hours: 3 hrs. The payment was donated to charity. (Registered 23 November 2011)
5 January 2012 and 9 January 2012 I was interviewed by telephone by The Corporate Research Group, PSA Interviewing Denver, Inc.99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. Hours: 1 hr. The Corporate Research Group agreed to donate £126 to charity as payment for the interview. (Registered 2 February 2012)
10 February 2012, I received £3,825 from the National Housing Federation, Lion Court, 25 Procter Street, London WC1V 6NY, for a speech. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 16 February 2012)
22 February 2012, I received £150 for taking part in BBC’s ‘Any Questions’. Address of payer: Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 2 March 2012)
6 March 2012, I received £4,250 from the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation, 5th Floor, Northumberland House, 303-306 High Holborn, London WC1V 7JZ, for a speech. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2012)
15 March 2012, I received £400 from the Radio Times for an article. Address: Immediate Media Co Ltd, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2012)
Payments for articles written for Building Magazine, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY:
20 March 2012, I received £500 for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 March 2012)
20 March 2012, I received £500 for an article. Hours: 4.5 hrs. (Registered 30 March 2012)
8. Land and Property
House in London, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd.
11. Miscellaneous
My formal connection with News International is registered under Category 1 above.
Following negotiations relating to intrusion and substantial damage caused to my family (as well as myself), News International paid damages to close members of my family in July 2011.(Registered 12 December 2011)

Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Staying away from main home£21,363 (236th) £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,634 £20,608 (268th) £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £14,700 (386th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£25,215 (53rd) £17,624 (363rd) £18,864 (437th) £20,013 £14,325 (514th) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £10,355 (619th) £6,627 (600th)
Staffing costs£95,661 (316th) £87,928 (318th) £88,851 (95th) £84,056 £71,458 (274th) £63,565 (530th) £43,091 (642nd) £36,314 (579th)
Communications Allowance£10,470 (158th) £10,319 (104th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£3,642 (517th)1 £3,055 (550th)2 £4,218 (506th)3 £5,203 £3,952 (572nd) £2,224 (609th) £3,842 (567th) £1,905 (597th)
Members' Staff Travel£212 (joint 274th with 1 other) £0 £61 (405th) £668 £960 (joint 191st with 3 others) £366 (303rd) £479 (263rd) £0
Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£186 (57th) £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£6,549 (82nd) £1,071 (joint 200th with 1 other) £828 (352nd) £910 £1,003 (286th) £1,111 (joint 220th with 1 other) £1,225 (241st) £939 (joint 359th with 1 other)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,183 (212th) £2,852 (301st) £3,064 £3,424 (joint 224th with 1 other) £3,191 (241st) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,309 (joint 170th with 1 other) £5,327 (1st) £1,014 £1,769 (joint 480th with 1 other) £1,769 (joint 471st with 1 other) £0 £0
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£163,298 (155th) £147,572 (311th) £143,111 (210th) £136,562 £117,499 (454th) £111,358 (495th) £78,714 (647th) £60,485 (641st)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,073 (482nd). Rail £2,569 (309th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,098 (511th). Rail £1,808 (365th). Other: Rail £149 (100th).

3 3rd party £987 (13th). Rail £3,231 (252nd).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (11 May 2005 to 3 Nov 2005)
  • Home Secretary (8 Jun 2001 to 16 Dec 2004)
  • Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment (2 May 1997 to 8 Jun 2001)

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