Lord Coaker

Opposition Whip (Lords)

Labour Peer

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Recent appearances

  • Royal Navy: Climate Change Training - Question 14 Mar 2024

    My Lords, following on from the noble Baroness’s question, Lieutenant General Richard Nugee warned that global warming may affect the Royal Navy’s technical capabilities. He warned that rising sea temperatures might make it difficult for ships to cool their engines as they rely on cold seawater. It would be helpful if the Minister could provide an update on what assessment has been made...
  • Red Sea Telecommunication Cables - Question 14 Mar 2024

    What assessment have the Government made of the impacts of the cuts to these telecommunications cables on the telecommunications traffic from Asia to Europe or whatever? What are they going to do specifically to protect the workers needed to fix those cables?
  • UK Armed Forces - Commons Urgent Question 12 Mar 2024

    My Lords, how will the state of the UK Armed Forces be helped by the cuts to defence spending announced in the Budget? Table 2.1 in the Red Book shows defence resource spending cut from £35 billion in 2023-24 to £32.8 billion in 2024-25, and table 2.2 shows defence capital spending cut from £19.2 billion in 2023-34 to £18.9 billion in 2024-25. How on earth does that defence spending cut...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 3 February 2021

Previously MP for Gedling until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Gedling

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Topics of interest

Lord Coaker campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Ministry of Defence
  • Home Office
  • Northern Ireland
  • Home Department
  • Defence
  • Slavery
  • Iraq
  • Public Expenditure
  • Army
  • Bahrain

Currently held offices

  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (since 18 May 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) (since 18 May 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (since 18 May 2021)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Business and Trade Committee (16 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Defence ( 7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ( 7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
  • Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
  • Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
  • Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
  • Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing, Crime & Security) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Crime Reduction) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
  • Member, Social Security Committee ( 9 Nov 1998 to 1 Feb 1999)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 5 Nov 2019.

8. Miscellaneous
From 17 July 2017, an unpaid director of the Human Trafficking Foundation. (Registered 25 July 2017)

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