A selection of Lord Coaker’s votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 89 votes for, 14 votes against, 42 absences, between 2006–2019.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 45 votes against, 7 absences, between 2014–2016.
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 7 votes for, 5 votes against, between 1997–2017.
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 8 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2016.

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Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Domestic Abuse Bill: Examination of Witnesses 29 Oct 2019

  Emily, could you say a little about the difficulty with elderly people disclosing the fact that they are victims of this sort of abuse, and how difficult that must be? This morning, somebody raised the issue of older people, and I think this is a problem as you get older—hopefully, younger people have a different attitude, which is that you don’t suffer in silence. Have you made any...

• Public Bill Committee: Domestic Abuse Bill: Examination of Witness 29 Oct 2019

  Q In your evidence to us just a few minutes ago, you said that there were some issues with the Bill and that you would be happy to share them with the Committee. Could you please do that?

• Public Bill Committee: Domestic Abuse Bill: Examination of Witness 29 Oct 2019

  Q Say that again. Four?

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Profile

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Vernon_Coaker
• https://facebook.com/VernonCoaker

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

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

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 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)
• Government Whip (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)

• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Education Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Communications Bill Committee (23 out of 25)
• Education Bill Committee (14 out of 20)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)