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Calendar
Wednesday 14th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer) Urgent Question Repeat - Main Chamber Subject: Delays to the awarding of the New Medium Helicopter contract and potential closure of Leonardo’s helicopter site in Yeovil View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 127
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 162 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 161
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 155 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 160
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 149 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 153
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 151 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 156

Speeches
Lord Coaker speeches from: Royal Navy: Nuclear Submarines Lord Coaker contributed 11 speeches (901 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Ministry of Defence: Budget Shortfall Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (969 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Boarding of Sanctioned Vessels Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (946 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: New Medium Helicopter Contract Lord Coaker contributed 7 speeches (808 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Ukraine and Wider Operational Update Lord Coaker contributed 10 speeches (2,665 words) Monday 12th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence

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Lord Coaker mentioned

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12 Jan 2026, 6:26 p.m. - House of Lords "was the noble Lady Baroness Golding and many times the noble Lord Lord Coaker. And I would stand up and " Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Jan 2026, 6:26 p.m. - House of Lords "the comments of Lord Coaker. And today I find myself in a very " Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Jan 2026, 4:10 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Morrow and Lord Weir for their passionate speeches. I'd like to thank Lord Coaker for his support " Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State (Development) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Jan 2026, 4:19 p.m. - House of Lords "then exclusively on the defence and security implications of this treaty, and I want to thank the noble Lords Minister Lord Coaker " Baroness Goldie (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2025 1 speech (1,239 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Written Statements Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) Leeds North West (Katie White); my hon. and learned Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury; Lord Coaker - Link to Speech
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill 49 speeches (7,567 words) 3rd reading Monday 12th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) I thank my noble friend Lord Coaker for his support on leading the Bill. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) I thank the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for both listening to my concerns and undertaking - Link to Speech
Ukraine and Wider Operational Update 23 speeches (5,431 words) Monday 12th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) Many times, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and I would stand up and ask questions, and I would associate - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee Found: and Minister Elmore from the FCDO, who covers the Caribbean because of the links there; we had Lord Coaker

Written Answers

Type 45 Destroyers Asked by: Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 18 December 2025 (HL13064), whether only one Type 45 destroyer in the Royal Navy is operational. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The Type 45 destroyers HMS Dauntless, Dragon and Duncan are operational. Type 45 Power Improvement Project upgrades remain on target and Class availability is maximised to ensure that the Royal Navy has been able to fulfil all of its operational commitments.

Bill Documents

Jan. 08 2026 Letter from Lord Coaker to Baroness Goldie and Lord Lilley regarding how the Government has taken account of the Pelindaba Treaty in relation to the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago, as discussed during the Report stage. Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill 2024-26 Will write letters Found: Letter from Lord Coaker to Baroness Goldie and Lord Lilley regarding how the Government has taken account

Deposited Papers

Monday 19th January 2026 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 15/01/2026 from Load Coaker to the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham regarding a supplementary question raised during a question on sexual violence in the Armed Forces: specialist trauma-informed training for Armed forces chaplains to support victims. 1p. Document: MinLords_letter_Lord_Bishop_of_Southwell_and_Nottingham.pdf (PDF) Found: THE LORD COAKER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE