Correspondence and papers relating to Blunkett's role as Secretary of State for Education and Employment, a post he held from May 1997 when Labour were elected to government, until June 2001 when he was appointed Home Secretary. Includes correspondence and papers from both his Sheffield constituency office and his office in the House of Commons. See also 467/8 for individual letters and press cuttings relating to this period. Official papers for the Department for Education and Employment for this period will be available from The National Archives from 2020 onwards.