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Information between 11th December 2024 - 10th January 2025

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Division Votes
6 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 46 Noes - 61
8 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Coaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 127 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 228


Speeches
Lord Coaker speeches from: Air Defence Capabilities
Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (949 words)
Thursday 9th January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker speeches from: Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment
Lord Coaker contributed 10 speeches (1,009 words)
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Defence



Lord Coaker mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
UK Strategy Towards the Arctic (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)
43 speeches (20,951 words)
Thursday 9th January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con - Life peer) In a Written Answer to me in November, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, referred to the Royal Navy’s RFA35 - Link to Speech

China: Human Rights and Security
41 speeches (19,048 words)
Thursday 19th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) biggest military build-up in … history”.I have sent the noble Baroness the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker - Link to Speech
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) to the Minister just this week with regard to the National Security Act—on which the noble Lord, Lord Coaker - Link to Speech

Defence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment
21 speeches (1,783 words)
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Defence
United Front Work Department
13 speeches (1,545 words)
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) the legal test in Section 66 of the National Security Act 2023, which the Minister’s noble friend Lord Coaker - Link to Speech

Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]
31 speeches (10,976 words)
2nd reading
Friday 13th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the LSE, it could save money.As my noble friend Lord Coaker - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 7th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Europe, North America and UK Overseas Territories relating to UN Arms Trade Treaty and F-35, 23 December 2024

Business and Trade Committee

Found: write to set out the Government’s approach, following discussions with Minister Alexander and Lord Coaker

Wednesday 11th December 2024
Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The UK and the Antarctic environment [revived] - Environmental Audit Committee

Found: I was speaking with Lord Coaker from the Ministry of Defence, who I think was in Chile just a little

Wednesday 11th December 2024
Oral Evidence - British Antarctic Survey, and Natural Environment Research Council

The UK and the Antarctic environment [revived] - Environmental Audit Committee

Found: I was speaking with Lord Coaker from the Ministry of Defence, who I think was in Chile just a little

Wednesday 11th December 2024
Oral Evidence - Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research (2023–24)

The UK and the Antarctic environment [revived] - Environmental Audit Committee

Found: I was speaking with Lord Coaker from the Ministry of Defence, who I think was in Chile just a little

Tuesday 10th December 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Department for Business and Trade, Ministry of Defence, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Ministry of Defence

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Lord Coaker: Well, there is always a review.



Written Answers
Armed Forces: Equality
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Thursday 9th January 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024,to Question HL1878, on Armed Forces: Equality, if he will list each of the actions from the previous EDI review that were endorsed by his Department's People Committee.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

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 19 December 2024 to Question HL3228 in the House of Lords.

Armed Forces: Equality
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 5 December (HL1878), what steps they are taking consequent upon the Ministry of Defence review into equality, diversity and inclusion.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Following the review into Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Defence has accelerated work to restructure and consolidate its staff networks into a smaller number, is conducting an audit of our training programmes to ensure that they deliver high-quality, valuable content, and will ensure that future partnerships and consultancy spend on EDI projects have a clearer focus on return on investment.