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David Blunkett
Labour MP for Sheffield, Brightside
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 13,644 votes. — 6th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Blunkett voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Home Department, Justice, Communities and Local Government, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Youth Justice Board, Children: Day Care, Primary Education: Standards, Unemployment, Sheffield Primary Care Trust
(based on written questions asked by David Blunkett and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009)
“I welcome the Secretary of State's reaffirmation of the central role of the literacy and numeracy strategy. In reaffirming that, and in devolving the substantial funding for support and advice, will he agree to kite-mark or accredit those organisations or bodies that will be providing support, in order not to drift back into the complete mess that we had before 1997?”
- Women and Equality: National Security Strategy (25 Jun 2009) has video
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker; I shall try a question. As my right hon. Friend will know, I raised the issue of cybercrime and attack when we updated our Contest strategy earlier this year. I am deeply concerned that we not only co-ordinate correctly the organisations that can make a difference, but resource them effectively. My right hon. Friend will know that it is crucial to put resources into...”
More of David Blunkett's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1384 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd, to which is payable income from:
Chair of Commission on School Transport - First Group Ltd (phased payments £20,001-£25,000) (published in September 2008), including facilitation of visit to the United States for myself and a member of my staff.
Adviser on business development to A4e Ltd; global public service reform. (£25,001-£30,000) I occasionally travel overseas on behalf of the company.
Adviser on business development and trade relations to UC Group Ltd, Bromley, Kent (July-December 2008); global e-solutions company (£45.001-£50,000) (transferred to non-executive directorship as per the entry below).
I have not yet drawn down any income from the above directorship.
Tribune Business Systems Ltd, London. (non-executive) (from January 2009).
UC Group Ltd, Bromley, Kent (non-executive) (from March 2009).
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Contract for twelve feature articles for The Sun newspaper. (£45,001-£50,000) (to July 2009)
25 June 2008, panellist for Insurance Times 'Question Time' - Flooding event. (Up to £5,000) Fee donated to charity. (Registered 25 June 2008)
6 October 2008, article for News of the World Sport. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 3 November 2008)
16 October 2008, speaking engagement to UK Oracle User Group. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 3 November 2008)
5 November 2008, speaking engagement for Essex Independent Care Association. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 1 December 2008)
Times Newspaper occasional advice column. (Up to £5,000)
May 2009, speaking engagement to the National Information Security Conference. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 9 June 2009)
June 2009, speaking engagement for The London Speaker Bureau. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 9 June 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I received an upgrade from Premium Economy to First Class from BA on a flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow on 1 October 2008. (Registered 8 October 2008)
6. Overseas visits
15-23 November 2008, to Kenya and Tanzania with Sightsavers International. International and domestic travel for myself and one other was provided by Barclays Bank, with charity cost adjustment by British Airways. I was also accompanied by my researcher whose international and domestic travel was provided by Sightsavers International. I received a fee, donated to Sightsavers International, from the Sunday Times for an article relating to this visit. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 December 2008)
8. Land and Property
Second home in London, from which I temporarily receive rental income.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd.
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,608 (268th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,700 (386th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,624 (363rd) | £18,864 (437th) | £20,013 | £14,325 (514th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £10,355 (619th) | £6,627 (600th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,928 (318th) | £88,851 (95th) | £84,056 | £71,458 (274th) | £63,565 (530th) | £43,091 (642nd) | £36,314 (579th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,319 (104th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,055 (550th)* | £4,218 (506th)** | £5,203 | £3,952 (572nd) | £2,224 (609th) | £3,842 (567th) | £1,905 (597th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £61 (405th) | £668 | £960 (joint 191st) | £366 (303rd) | £479 (263rd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,071 (joint 200th) | £828 (352nd) | £910 | £1,003 (286th) | £1,111 (joint 220th) | £1,225 (241st) | £939 (joint 359th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,183 (212th) | £2,852 (301st) | £3,064 | £3,424 (joint 224th) | £3,191 (241st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,309 (joint 170th) | £5,327 (1st) | £1,014 | £1,769 (joint 480th) | £1,769 (joint 471st) | £0 | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £147,572 (311th) | £143,111 (210th) | £136,562 | £117,499 (454th) | £111,358 (495th) | £78,714 (647th) | £60,485 (641st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,098 (511th). Rail £1,808 (365th). Other: Rail £149 (100th).