The Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Blake of Leeds's full title is The Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE. Her name is Judith Vivienne Blake, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
176 divisions
5 Content(2.8%)
170 Not-Content(96.6%)
1 didn't vote(0.6%)
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
I will take away the noble Lord’s comments, quiz my noble friend the Minister in great depth, and we will reply to him in due course.
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
I reassure the noble Earl that the department has given extra time. It is very conscious of the fact that teachers are looking forward to going on a break. By the end of the summer term, to be quite honest, most of them are on their knees because of the
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
I thank the noble Lord for his timely comments. I reassure him that the delay was about technical issues with uploading the data, rather than the actual marking of the tests themselves. Obviously, all of this will be looked at in great detail. He is abso
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
My noble friend is absolutely right: transition is important. Secondary schools do not rely on the SATs results immediately; they are used in a longer-term process. However, on her last point, I reassure her that, following the recent announcement from t
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
We enter into the review with full transparency, which is why we have set it up; it is absolutely crucial. We also recognise the delay, and I reassure the noble Lord that we have extended until 7 September the deadline for any applications for reviews of
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
My noble friend raises several significant and important matters and explains that some schools have already broken up. We fully recognise the frustration and inconvenience this delay has caused for schools, pupils, families and, as he rightly says, teac
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
My Lords, Pearson has fully apologised for its failure to return the key stage 2 results on time and for the impact on schools, pupils and parents. The delay was unacceptable, but I can confirm that results have been returned successfully today. The Gove
2026-07-16
Key Stage 2 Exam Results
I always enjoy my conversations with my noble friend, particularly on matters such as this. I have a grandson who has just gone through key stage 2 SATs, and I know from first-hand experience the pressure that is being experienced. Of course, these matte
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
It will not come as any surprise to noble Lords that I support my noble friend completely on this. In those early days when the suspicion starts to arise, there is absolutely no substitute for having someone you can go and talk to in confidence, without
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
I do not want to stand here and say that we have got things right. The system is broken and needs so much attention throughout. To pick up the noble Lord’s point about ICBs, the medium-term planning framework gives clear expectations for local ICBs and t
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
The noble Lord touches on a particular obsession of mine. It is not just about the transition into adulthood, which is absolutely pivotal, but starts earlier than that and is about the transition through the different stages of education. We need to make
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
It is a well-recognised fact that women bear the brunt of caring responsibilities, at whatever age they are presented. Raising awareness of this, making sure that it is understood and acknowledging how unfair the lack of support has been is pivotal in ma
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
I have heard the noble Lord speak about this many times, and I reassure him that there will not be a one-size-fits-all approach to this. It is vital to recognise that there are young people who have particular needs that will be addressed through special
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
The noble Lord raises an interesting point. At the moment, we are talking more openly and exchanging more information about what is actually happening because more people are sharing experiences, putting in place support networks and raising awareness. T
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
The figures that we are working from say that 270,701 people were waiting for an autism assessment in March 2026. We know that the average waiting time for assessments varies across the country: for 0 to 17 year-olds it is about 67 weeks, and for patient
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
The noble Baroness raises a very interesting point. One of the most important directions of travel is that we robustly increase capacity at a local level, to bring together all the key people so that we get an accurate picture of what is happening. That
2026-07-14
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes
My Lords, we fully recognise the difficulties that families face in accessing the right support following a child’s autism diagnosis. In local areas, post-diagnostic support may be accessed via health, social care, education, and voluntary and community
That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 May be approved.
Considered in Grand Committee on 7 July.
2026-07-08
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
My Lords, I think we have given the noble Lord a fair hearing. I ask him to bring his comments swiftly to a close so that we can get on with the business in hand today.
I thank noble Lords for their contribution to this discussion today. I know from previous experience that both noble Lords are passionate about education and understand its importance for our young people. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for his
I have no doubt about that either, and of course we welcome the extraordinary work that it does in such an area of high need going forward. But I think the noble Lord must acknowledge that he has a particular role in terms of promoting, at every possible
That the Grand Committee do consider the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
My Lords, I thank the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments for their scrutiny of this instrument. The draft regulations were laid in Parliament on 20 May 2026. As noble Lords will be aware, the Childre
2026-07-02
Post-16 Education and Skills: Funding
I have a very good relationship with the noble Earl and I think he might be slightly flattered to be described as “strident”. I rest my case.
2026-07-02
Post-16 Education and Skills: Funding
The noble Lord raises a very complex issue. There are no simple answers for why an individual young person falls out of the system. The point that he makes, quite rightly, is that there needs to be far better connection and communication between all the
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Party history
2021-02-01 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2026-07-22 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2024-07-11 → present
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero)
2023-02-21 → 2024-07-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Business and Trade)
2021-12-04 → 2023-02-20
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade)
2021-09-19 → 2021-12-03
Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
2021-09-19 → 2021-12-03
Shadow Spokesperson (Housing)
2021-05-18 → 2023-10-26
Opposition Whip (Lords)
2021-05-18 → 2021-09-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
2021-05-18 → 2021-09-18
Shadow Spokesperson (Housing)
Committee memberships
2024-07-22 → present
Finance Committee (Lords)
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prepayment Meters
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Vice Chair | — | 11 | 2024-06-01 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | — | 9 | 2024-08-28 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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