Lord Blunkett
The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett · Labour
Lord Blunkett is a member of the House of Lords and has been since 28 September 2015. Their areas of interest and their entry in the Register of Lords' Interests are below.
- Party or group
- Labour
- How they came to the Lords
- Life peer
- In the Lords since
- 28 September 2015
- Previously an MP
- Sheffield, Brightside (1987 to 2010); Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (2010 to 2015), as Mr David Blunkett
Areas of interest
The subjects Lord Blunkett has told Parliament they take an interest in, in Parliament's own terms.
- Policy Interests
- UK Areas
- World Areas
Register of Lords' Interests
Entries as published by Parliament; most recent change 19 June 2026. The official register is the authoritative version.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Director, HADAW Productions and Investments Limited (publishing, broadcast and print media; advisory services; skills, employment and productivity advice; cyber and internet security advice; income from some of the sources listed below is paid to HADAW)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Director and Chairman of the Board, University of Law Limited (subsidiary and affiliated institution of Global University Systems and Interactive Pro Limited) (income paid to HADAW)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Holder of a personal Chair of Politics in Practice, The Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield (income paid direct to member) (interest ceased 31 March 2026)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chairman, EasyJet Assisted Travel Advisory Board (improving support for persons requiring special assistance for air travel) (income paid to HADAW)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Payments made for articles written for Associated Newspapers (payments made direct to member)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Regular columnist, The Yorkshire Post
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chair, Heathrow Sustainable Economic Growth Taskforce (HSEG Taskforce) (income paid to HADAW)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chair, Advisory Board, FutureLearn (digital education platform) (interest ceased 31 May 2026)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Adviser on public policy and internal understanding of government and policy development to DLA Piper LLP (law firm)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Payments received for articles written for News UK
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Skills Adviser, Lower Thames Crossing, National Highways (income paid to HADAW)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Senior Home Affairs Advisor and Co Chair of the CEG Fellowship programme for the Counter Extremism Group (CEG)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Adviser on regulation, Indepen (construction, energy supply and distribution consultancy) (income paid to HADAW)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 20 November 2025, Management Consultancies Association Council, London
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 20 November 2025, Schools & Academies Show, Birmingham
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 3 December 2025, the Post Office, London
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 28 April 2026, The Public Service Consultants Ltd, London
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 9 June 2026, Duolingo, London
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
- HADAW Productions and Investments Limited (see category 1)
Current committees
- Retirement and Participation Committee, since 18 December 2025
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