Information between 16th April 2026 - 26th April 2026
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 142 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 132 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 142 Noes - 192 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 127 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 141 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 117 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 121 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 154 |
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20 Apr 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 147 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 158 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 139 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 151 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 150 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 141 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 148 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 144 |
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20 Apr 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 - 276 Noes - 169 |
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20 Apr 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 153 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 180 |
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Lord Coaker speeches from: Civil Preparedness for War
Lord Coaker contributed 2 speeches (1,876 words) Monday 20th April 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Defence |
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Lord Coaker speeches from: Strategic Defence Review: Funding
Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (927 words) Thursday 16th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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22 Apr 2026, 4:26 p.m. - House of Lords "House, the noble Lord Lord Coaker, then the opposition Home Office Shadow Minister, moved an amendment " Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Crime and Policing Bill
27 speeches (4,685 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 22nd April 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) on 7 March 2023, during the Report stage debate on the National Security Bill, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker - Link to Speech |
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Defence
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington) Monday 20th April 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the United Kingdom’s defence capabilities and improve national readiness. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence (Lord Coaker), on 8 April 2026 to Question HL15983 in the House of Lords.
Defence plays an integral role in the Cabinet Office-led Home Defence Programme. This coordinates civil and military preparations across the whole of Government and society for some of the most serious risks we could face, including communicating, empowering and engaging with all tiers of resilience actors to ensure that all sectors are prepared for and able to respond to the most catastrophic of risks. Alongside this, defence is refreshing our own homeland defence plan as a priority for 2026
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Warships
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon) Friday 17th April 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he can confirm how many ships the Royal Navy has. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my noble Friend, Lord Coaker, the Minister for the House of Lords, on 31 March 2026 the Question HL15483 asked by Baroness Goldie on 12 March 2026. |
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Defence: Think Tanks
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk) Friday 17th April 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 29 of his Department's document entitled Defence Diplomacy Strategy, published on 24 March 2026, whether he will publish a terms of reference for the review into the use of think tanks. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) As part of our implementation of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, the Ministry of Defence has begun work to understand how we can reinvigorate our approach to think tank engagement to better support defence diplomacy activity and enhance our international relationships. Work on the initial review will be completed before the end of 2026, although we anticipate an ongoing conversation with think tanks rather than a one-off project.
Defence is considering how best to engage with Parliament. We will ensure the review and the insights it delivers can be implemented effectively in a timely manner within Defence and with the think tank community.
The review will be led by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence and Security Policy organisation within the Department of State, with support from the Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) and other parts of the department as appropriate. The review will be steered by Minister of State Lord Coaker. |
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Defence: Diplomatic Relations
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk) Friday 17th April 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 29 of his Department's document entitled Defence Diplomacy Strategy, published on 24 March 2026, when the review into the use of think tanks will (a) begin and (b) conclude. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) As part of our implementation of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, the Ministry of Defence has begun work to understand how we can reinvigorate our approach to think tank engagement to better support defence diplomacy activity and enhance our international relationships. Work on the initial review will be completed before the end of 2026, although we anticipate an ongoing conversation with think tanks rather than a one-off project.
Defence is considering how best to engage with Parliament. We will ensure the review and the insights it delivers can be implemented effectively in a timely manner within Defence and with the think tank community.
The review will be led by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence and Security Policy organisation within the Department of State, with support from the Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) and other parts of the department as appropriate. The review will be steered by Minister of State Lord Coaker. |
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Defence: Think Tanks
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk) Friday 17th April 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 29 of his Department's document entitled Defence Diplomacy Strategy, published on 24 March 2026, whether the review into the use of think tanks will be published before Parliament. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) As part of our implementation of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, the Ministry of Defence has begun work to understand how we can reinvigorate our approach to think tank engagement to better support defence diplomacy activity and enhance our international relationships. Work on the initial review will be completed before the end of 2026, although we anticipate an ongoing conversation with think tanks rather than a one-off project.
Defence is considering how best to engage with Parliament. We will ensure the review and the insights it delivers can be implemented effectively in a timely manner within Defence and with the think tank community.
The review will be led by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence and Security Policy organisation within the Department of State, with support from the Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) and other parts of the department as appropriate. The review will be steered by Minister of State Lord Coaker. |
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Defence: Think Tanks
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk) Friday 17th April 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 29 of his Department's document entitled Defence Diplomacy Strategy, published on 24 March 2026, who will lead the review into the use of think tanks. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) As part of our implementation of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, the Ministry of Defence has begun work to understand how we can reinvigorate our approach to think tank engagement to better support defence diplomacy activity and enhance our international relationships. Work on the initial review will be completed before the end of 2026, although we anticipate an ongoing conversation with think tanks rather than a one-off project.
Defence is considering how best to engage with Parliament. We will ensure the review and the insights it delivers can be implemented effectively in a timely manner within Defence and with the think tank community.
The review will be led by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence and Security Policy organisation within the Department of State, with support from the Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) and other parts of the department as appropriate. The review will be steered by Minister of State Lord Coaker. |