Information between 6th September 2025 - 26th September 2025
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Wednesday 10th September 2025 Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer) Statement - Main Chamber Subject: Defence Industrial Strategy (dinner break business around 19:30) View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 11th September 2025 Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer) Urgent Question Repeat - Main Chamber Subject: Implications of Israel’s strike in Qatar for peace and stability in the Middle East, and on UK foreign policy View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Lord Coaker speeches from: Qatar: Israeli Strike
Lord Coaker contributed 7 speeches (924 words) Thursday 11th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
Lord Coaker speeches from: Nuclear Regulatory System
Lord Coaker contributed 8 speeches (1,004 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
Lord Coaker speeches from: Defence Industrial Strategy
Lord Coaker contributed 11 speeches (3,368 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
Lord Coaker speeches from: Ukraine: Negotiations
Lord Coaker contributed 9 speeches (1,174 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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9 Sep 2025, 3:13 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Coaker in paying tribute to Lord Collins. We join our exchanges " Lord Callanan (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 August (HL 9670), when they intend to share the findings of the review of the over 43,000 files relating to nuclear test veterans and how they intend to share those findings. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The review of records commissioned by my colleague, the Minister for Veterans and People, is ongoing. This work will enable us to better understand what information the Department holds regarding medical testing of Service personnel who took part in the UK nuclear weapons tests, ensuring that relevant information has been examined thoroughly. We will update Parliament at the earliest opportunity once this work is complete. |
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 August (HL 9670), how many nuclear rest veterans have applied for no-fault compensation under the War Pension Scheme; how many have been granted compensation; and how many have died before their applications were considered. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The War Pensions Computer System currently lacks the capability to uniquely identify individuals who participated in nuclear tests. While the claim file might contain a copy of the Nuclear Test Veterans Priority Claim Request or other relevant information indicating the claimant's involvement in nuclear testing, this information is not consistently available.
To accurately determine the number of Nuclear Test Veterans who applied for or received compensation, or those who passed away before their application was reviewed, would require a manual interrogation of all War Pension files and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost. Statistics on the War Pensions Scheme are published by the Ministry of Defence at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/collections/war-pension-recipients-index
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Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 4 August (HL 9670) relating to nuclear test veterans, when they reset their relationship with test veterans and the organisations that support them; when and whether any announcement was made about this change in the relationship; and what precisely was announced. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) This Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their Service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK’s security.
A priority for the Government when we entered office was to reset our relationship with Nuclear Test Veterans. This has been done through Ministerial and official-level meetings with organisations representing Nuclear Test Veterans and with Parliamentarians, and initiatives including the records review. No standalone announcement was made about this reset, but we have referred to it in public statements and in Parliament. The Secretary of State for Defence and the Minister for Veterans and People most recently met a Nuclear Test Veteran organisation and members of Parliament on 1 September 2025. |
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Thursday 25th September 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: August 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: Found: Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Maria Eagle Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Lord Coaker Found: Return Nil Return Maria Eagle Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Lord Coaker |
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Wednesday 17th September 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: HMS Richmond visits Philippines to increase defence cooperation and boost trade Document: HMS Richmond visits Philippines to increase defence cooperation and boost trade (webpage) Found: Defence Minister Lord Coaker visited Manila and HMS Richmond, where he emphasised that the security of |
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Lord Coaker DSEI 2025 Opening Keynote Speech Document: Lord Coaker DSEI 2025 Opening Keynote Speech (webpage) Found: Lord Coaker DSEI 2025 Opening Keynote Speech |
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Sep. 19 2025
Defence and Security Accelerator Source Page: Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) showcases innovation at DSEI 2025 Document: Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) showcases innovation at DSEI 2025 (webpage) News and Communications Found: New competition launch addresses critical battlefield medical challenge Minister of State, Lord Coaker |
Sep. 09 2025
Defence and Security Accelerator Source Page: New DASA Themed Competition: Novel Technology for Intervening in Non-Compressible Haemorrhage Document: New DASA Themed Competition: Novel Technology for Intervening in Non-Compressible Haemorrhage (webpage) News and Communications Found: The deadline for submissions is midday (GMT) on 4 November 2025 As announced by Lord Coaker, Minister |