Lord Coaker
Labour - Gedling
Joined House of Lords: 3rd February 2021
Vernon Coaker was elected as an MP between 1997 and 2019. He served as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2011 and 2013 and as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2015 and 2016.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(since July 2024)1 APPG Membership
Modern Conflict9 Former APPG Officer Positions
Aerospace, Child and Youth Crime, Child Contact Centres and Services, Deliberative Democracy, East Midlands, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Ireland and the Irish in Britain, Midlands Engine, Sport, Modern Slavery and Human RightsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence)
(39 debate interactions)
(28 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(639 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(23,312 words contributed)
(3,331 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Coaker, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Coaker has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
4 Bills co-sponsored by Lord Coaker
Compulsory Purchase and Planning Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Emma Hardy (Lab)
Unauthorised Encampments Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Toby Perkins (Lab)
Fetal Dopplers (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Antoinette Sandbach (LD)
Unlawful Killing (Recovery of Remains) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Conor McGinn (Ind)